Iraq

The Republic of Iraq (conventional short form: Iraq) is a country in Southwest Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. Iraq has a rich history and was home to the first civilizations. Today, it is a developing Islamic nation. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and is the second-largest city in southwest Asia (after Tehran) and the second-largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo). Country Code: 964