| Area Total | 438,317 sq km |
| Climate | mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
| Imports | $39.47 billion (2017 est.) partners: Turkey 27.8%, China 25.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Russia 4.3% (2017) – food, medicine, manufactures |
| Government | federal parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Baghdad |
| Population | 40.2 million (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% |
| Language | Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic), and Armenian official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population |
| Exports | $61.4 billion (2017 est.) partners: India 21.2%, China 20.2%, US 15.8%, South Korea 9.4%, Greece 5.3%, Netherlands 4.8%, Italy 4.7% (2017) – crude oil 99%, crude materials excluding fuels, food, live animals |
News about Iraq
- Israel's strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisonersby Sarah El Deeb on June 30, 2025
Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program
- US Doomsday prepper reveals his fallout shelter amid fears of WWIIIon June 28, 2025
A professional doomsday prepper has revealed seven vital tips he says everyone needs to know if they're going to survive World War III, including one thing that's more important than water.
- I shot Osama Bin Laden. I'm ready if Trump asks me to take out the Ayatollah... but there's a more sinister Iran threat that needs dealing with firston June 28, 2025
Rob O'Neill was part of the SEAL Team Six raid that took out the 9/11 mastermind in 2011.
- US Doomsday prepper reveals his fallout shelter stocked with survival gear amid fears of WWIIIon June 27, 2025
A professional doomsday prepper has revealed seven vital tips he says everyone needs to know if they're going to survive World War III, including one thing that's more important than water.
- Desperate plea for Penny Wong to save Aussie dad after four years trapped in a Middle Eastern hellhole - but all he's getting is radio silence: 'Humiliation, torture room'on June 26, 2025
As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East region, an Aussie senator has sounded the alarm about the lack of support for Robert Pether who is stuck in Baghdad.
- Penny Wong condemns Iran's strikes on US baseson June 24, 2025
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken out following Iran's strikes on US bases in Qatar.
- Penny Wong's tough message to Iran as it launches strikes on US baseson June 24, 2025
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken out following Iran's strikes on US bases in Qatar.
- Hero schoolboy tells how he saved girlfriend when her Muslim parents tried to strangle her in 'honor killing'on June 23, 2025
Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, are charged with second-degree attempted murder and attempted kidnapping after the attack that was stopped by the girl's teen boyfriend.
- Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflictby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris on June 22, 2025
Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as the EU and the UN called for immediate diplomacy, with fears mounting that the war could trigger a wider […]
- Iran’s proxy militias may not want to help if Tehran opts to hit back at USby Jason Burke International security correspondent on June 22, 2025
Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliateMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran’s proxy militias across the Middle East have yet to retaliate for the overnight strikes against the Islamic Republic and are sending mixed signals about their willingness to strike US targets – or even Israel […]
- Trump's fears regarding a strike on Iran for Israelon June 20, 2025
Trump is confident he can still secure a diplomatic outcome amid the war between Israel and Iran. And one major military failure is playing on his mind as he issues a two-week grace period.
- Trump's indecision on Iran due to primal fear about 'another Libya'on June 20, 2025
Trump is confident he can still secure a diplomatic outcome amid the war between Israel and Iran. And one major military failure is playing on his mind as he issues a two-week grace period.
- What are Trump's options to attack Iran?: How US has tens of thousands of troops in bases across the Middle East - as aircraft carrier steams to the Gulf amid growing fears Trump will wade into waron June 20, 2025
Iran has threatened to drag the United States into the conflict by attacking their bases in the region should Washington intervene on Israel's behalf.
- Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East | Lettersby Guardian Staff on June 19, 2025
Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have the bomb, writes Corrado Pirzio-Biroli. Plus, letters by Hubert Cassel, Dr Anthony Isaacs and Randhir Singh BainsI agree with Simon Tisdall’s opinion (Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei, three angry old men who could get us all killed, 15 June). The […]
- Tucker Carlson is stunned as Ted Cruz reveals America's big Iran secret... then frantically backpedalson June 19, 2025
Sen. Ted Cruz lashed out at journalist Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, describing him as 'crap crazy' and responded to an embarrassing clip of his interview on the topic of Iraq and Iran.
- 'Punch hard' policy that'll drag the US into ANOTHER war in the Middle East... and it's unlikely new supporteron June 18, 2025
Several groups of United States soldiers who marched by the presidential box wore similar uniforms to the one he wore as a Marine when he served in Iraq.
- American finds himself stuck in Iran as all hell breaks loose during round-the-world fundraising tripon June 18, 2025
YouTuber Ian Andersen became stranded in Iran while on a a round-the-world cycling tour after entering the war-torn country prior to the conflict.
- MARK ALMOND: The lesson from history to everyone hoping to topple Iran's mullahs: Be careful what you wish for!on June 18, 2025
For the first time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which swept the mullahs to power, the collapse of Iran's tyrannical regime is a realistic prospect, writes MARK ALMOND.
- US military power amassed in Middle East amid soaring Iran tensionson June 18, 2025
Iran has threatened to drag the United States into the conflict by attacking their bases in the region should Washington intervene on Israel's behalf.
- Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran; what he means is regime destructionby Peter Beaumont on June 17, 2025
Israeli prime minister has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rivalIn an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, pontificated on a theme he has become increasingly attached to in recent years: that Israel under his leadership would not simply attempt to dismantle Iran’s […]
