| Iraq is situated in Southwest Asia (at the northern tip of the Arabian Gulf) and   is bounded on the east by Iran on the south by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, on the   west by Jordan and Syria and on the north by Turkey. 
 
 
          
            | Everybody knows what happened recently in Iraq... Iraq now is under the   occupation of USA and UK.. It was a people’s democratic republic. The Revolution   Command Council, headed by the ex-president of the republic, was the supreme   authority in the state. Resolutions were adopted by a two-third   majority. 
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                      | Area | 438,317 km2 |  
                      | Population | 22,675,617 (2000) |  
                      | Capital | Baghdad |  
                      | Capital   population | 4,044,000 (1990) |  |  
            | In its foreign policy, the Iraqi Republic stress abidance by the United   Nations Charter, the promotion of good relations with its neighbors, its   solidarity with the developing countries, and its support of the non-aligned   group nations. 
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 Climate
 Iraq's mainly continental climate brings a wide range of temperature, with   hot summers, particularly in the south, and cold winters, especially on the   higher ground.
 
 In the mountainous region of the north, summers can be a little cooler and   humidity is lower than in the south. During the winter months (October to April)   snow often falls on the mountains.
 
 In the central areas of Iraq, summers are much hotter, with temperatures in   Baghdad rising to about 33.3oC (92 F) in July and August. It is not   unknown for temperatures to soar as high as 50.6oC (123 F) in this   region. Winter in Baghdad brings a mean temperature of about 9.4oC   (49 F). Temperatures in Basra range from 37oC (98.6 F) in summer to   14oC (57.2 F) in winter. Dust storms are an unpleasant feature of the   central plains region.
 
 The southern area around the Gulf has extremely high humidity and some of the   highest temperatures recorded anywhere in the world.
 
 Rainfall is heaviest in the north-east and falls mostly between October and   May. On the central plain, however, less than 152mm (about 6 inches) falls   annually. Desert areas receive virtually no rainfall.
 
 
 
 
 
 	 
 
 
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