Administrative divisions
18 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Al-AnbarAl-BasrahAl-MuthannaAl-QadisiyahAl-SulaimaniyahAn-NajafBabilBaghdadDhi QarDiyalaDohukErbilKarbalaKirkukMaysanNinawaSalah al-DinWasit
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 435,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 1,342 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 18 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and KuwaitCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 58 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 3,809 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Iran 1,599 km; Jordan 179 km; Kuwait 254 km; Saudi Arabia 811 km; Syria 599 km; Turkey 367 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and TurkeyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| 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 IraqCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfurCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent") 3,611 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Persian Gulf 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 312 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly more than three times the size of New York StateCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | dust storms; sandstorms; floodsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; continental shelf: not specifiedCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
