{"id":11944,"date":"2018-08-09T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:12:05","slug":"iraq-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq Google Maps &#038; Wiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Iraq Map<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href =\"#google-maps\">Google Maps<\/a>, <\/strong>detailed<strong> facts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/strong> (ISO: IQ) <strong>and<\/strong> the capital city, <strong>Baghdad<\/strong>. This page enables you to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> and its land boundaries in total: 3,809 km. You may also view the border countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> (total: 6, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> 1,599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/jordan-google-maps\/\">Jordan<\/a> 179 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a> 254 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/saudi-arabia-google-maps\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> 811 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/syria-google-maps\/\">Syria<\/a> 599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 367 km with its area of total: 438,317 sq km; land: 437,367 sq km, water: 950 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery \u2013 fast and easy as never before &#8211; with Google Maps. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find comprehensive geographical, economic, environmental, governmental, cultural, scientific, historical, and demographical related information below on the wiki page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you are traveling by car, there is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\">Street View<\/a><\/a> and free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a><\/a> by Google at your service.<\/p>\n<p>Your virtual Sightseeing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/category\/middle-east\/\" class=\"ilgen\">Middle East<\/a> starts here on this map &#038; Wiki page.<\/p>\n<div id=\"google-maps\"><\/div>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> Google Maps &#038; Facts<\/h2>\n<p>This virtual map shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a>, with its cities, towns, highways, main roads, streets, <strong>Street Views, and terrain maps<\/strong> regularly updated <strong>by Google<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/*\n\t\tvar kgmap_zoom_level = 'auto';\n\t\tvar trafficLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar transitLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar tempUnit              = google.maps.weather.TemperatureUnit.FAHRENHEIT;\n\t\tvar bikeLayerEnabled      = false;\n\t\tvar weatherLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar cloudLayerEnabled     = false;\n*\/\n\t<\/script>\n\t<div id=\"kgmapSimpleMap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"kgmapRoutePlannerSearchPanel\">\n\t\t\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/#googlemaps\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"address\">Search for a place<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" placeholder=\"Address, landmark, or category\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"submit\" value=\"Show map  \u27a2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"googlemaps\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Link egys\u00e9g hirdet\u00e9sek -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759976617380173\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9897006634\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyDmBBHvVub485_rlkT9ae1hQaeEreacHx4&amp;q=United+States\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br><br>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\tfunction kgmap_start() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ showAddress('United States');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <br \/> You are viewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> and its location (Middle East) at the geographic coordinates of 33 00 N, 44 00 E, inland counties boundaries and international borders.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hint: Have a look at the Street view in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, IQ. All you have to do is drag and pull the little yellow man (Pegman) on the Google map above the desired location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>. After that, whenever it is available (currently more than 50 countries provided by Google around the world), blue stripes will appear to show the photos and details from Google\u2019s regularly updated database.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Iraq Google Maps\" href=\"#google-maps\">map of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/a> and the Middle East is free but for informational use only. No representation or warranty has been made as to any map or its content by Search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a>.com. User assumes all risk of use of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> Google map and fast facts\/wiki page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iraq Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-hgcj\" colspan=\"4\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Geographical facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> including Baghdad, the capital city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Name of the country:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Capital city:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Baghdad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">33 00 N, 44 00 E<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of Baghdad:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">33 20 N 44 24 E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Location of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Continent \/ area:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Middle East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>The area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 438,317 sq km; land: 437,367 sq km, water: 950 sq km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Area comparative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">slightly more than three times the size of New York state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The elevation data of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mean elevation: 312 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m, highest point: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The climate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">agricultural land: 18.1%; arable land 8.4%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 9.2%; forest: 1.9%; other: 80% (2011 estimate)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Irrigated land:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">35,250 sq km (2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Geographical notes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The terrain of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 3,809 km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Borders countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> 1,599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/jordan-google-maps\/\">Jordan<\/a> 179 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a> 254 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/saudi-arabia-google-maps\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> 811 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/syria-google-maps\/\">Syria<\/a> 599 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 367 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Maritime claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, continental shelf: not specified<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iraq Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Fast Facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Are you traveling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in the Middle East, it is always good to be aware of <strong>the nature of<\/strong> that specific<strong> nation and the surroundings<\/strong>, in this case: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the <strong>legal system of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/strong> is a mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law?<\/p>\n<p>When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 59,623 km, paved: 59,623 km (including Kurdistan Region) (2012)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: BAGHDAD (capital) 6.643 million; Mosul 1.694 million; Erbil 1.166 million; Basra 1.019 million; As Sulaymaniyah 1.004 million; Najaf 889,000 (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 69.5% of the total population (2015).<\/p>\n<p>The total <strong>population<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>:<strong> 38,146,025 (July 2016 estimate)<\/strong> with a <strong>population growth rate<\/strong> of 2.87% (2016 estimate) and the most widely<strong> spoken language(s) are <\/strong>Arabic (official language), Kurdish (official language), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official language in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian. These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> has to face a <strong>net migration rate of<\/strong> 1.5 migrant(s) \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p>You may find the following <strong>ethnic groups<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> nowadays; Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, other 5%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The right to vote<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> can be exercised by the population <strong>from the age of 18 years of age, universal<\/strong> and <strong>he following ways can earn the citizenship<\/strong>; citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you plan to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the <strong>national holiday(s) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/strong> are: Republic Day, July 14 (1958).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several <strong>risks\/hazards<\/strong> on your way; <strong>In the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/strong>, these are the most likely dangers you might face: dust storms; sandstorms; floods. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Baghdad and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, the population has to face a <strong>death rate<\/strong> of 3.8 deaths \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iraq Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Travel references about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely <strong>spoken languages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/strong>. Here they are: Arabic (official language), Kurdish (official language), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official language in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian.<\/p>\n<p>For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .iq<\/p>\n<p>Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its <strong>climate<\/strong> typically is like this; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>capital city is Baghdad<\/strong>, where the <strong>local time zone is<\/strong> UTC+3, which is 8 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Baghdad: N\/A.<\/p>\n<p>For nature lovers, we do note the following <strong>elevation data<\/strong> regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>; mean elevation: 312 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m, highest point: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m. The length of its total coastline are: 58 km and the length of the land boundaries is total: 3,809 km.<\/p>\n<p>Current <strong>environmental issues<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>; government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area&#8217;s wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a>; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification.<\/p>\n<p>And again &#8211; in case if you missed it-, those <strong>natural hazards<\/strong>, that are threatening your journey: dust storms; sandstorms; floods.<\/p>\n<p>For your traveling options, there are 102 (2013)<strong> airports and<\/strong> 16 (2013) <strong>heliports<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> all together with 5,279 km (the Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are the principal waterways) (2012) waterways, and roadways in total: total: 59,623 km, paved: 59,623 km (including Kurdistan Region) (2012).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Iraq Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>Background of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Like every nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> also has its <strong>historical background, and<\/strong> it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical <strong>characteristics<\/strong>; Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> was occupied by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/united-kingdom-google-maps\/\">United Kingdom<\/a> during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A &#8220;republic&#8221; was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iran-google-maps\/\">Iran<\/a> led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> seized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a> but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/kuwait-google-maps\/\">Kuwait<\/a>&#8217;s liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces.In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>&#8217;s first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a>, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011. In January 2009 and April 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> held a national legislative election in March 2010 &#8211; choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR &#8211; and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. In April 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/iraq-google-maps\/\">Iraq<\/a> held a national legislative election and expanded the COR to 328 legislators. Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI dropped his bid for a third term in office, enabling new Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI, a Shia Muslim from Baghdad, to win legislative approval of his new cabinet in September 2014. 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