Iraq
Irak
Iraq is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Naher Osten
- Area
- 438,317 km²
- Population
- 47,020,774
- Languages
- Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
Did you know?
- History
Between the Euphrates and Tigris, Sumer became one of humanity’s first high civilisations — and cuneiform the earliest known writing system.
- History
The Code of Hammurabi from Babylon is among the oldest surviving law collections in the world.
- Nature
The marshes in the south, home of the Marsh Arabs, were drained in the 1990s and partially re-flooded after 2003.
- Culture
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — they have never been conclusively verified by archaeology.