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Iraq: map and facts
Iraq is in Western Asia. It has about 47 million people (2025), the 34th largest population. It covers 435,050 km², the 58th largest by area. That is about 108 people per km². Its highest point is Cheekha Dar, at 3,611 m. The longest river on its map is the Euphrates, 2,800 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 47,020,774 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 435,050 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Baghdad
- Highest point: Cheekha Dar, 3,611 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 1.6% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Iraq, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Euphrates: 2,800 km
- Tigris: 1,850 km
- Karkheh: 870 km
Also on the map: Shatt al Arab, Gharraf Canal, Shatt al Hillah, Hindiyah Channel and Atshan.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Cheekha Dar: 3,611 m (its highest point)
- Kuh-e Haji Ebrahim: 3,587 m
Mountain ranges: Zagros Mountains.
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Mesopotamia and Syrian Desert.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): bare ground 66.4%, grassland 14.4%, farmland 10.7%, open shrubland 6.5%, water 1%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 59.2%, plateaus 29.1%, mountains 6.1%, hills 5.5%.
Forests covered 1.6% of its land in 2024, down from 1.8% in 1990 (World Bank).
Minerals and fuels
- World #5 in oil among the countries EIA lists (2025)
Neighbours
Iraq shares land borders with Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026-09-03). Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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