Iraq
33 00 N, 44 00 E
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed peak; 3,611 m; note - this peak is not Gundah Zhur 3,607 m or Kuh-e Hajji-Ebrahim 3,595 m
total: 3,650 km
border countries: Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km
dust storms, sandstorms, floods
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
arable land: 13.12%
permanent crops: 0.61%
other: 86.27% (2005)
government water control projects have 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's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification
Summers are very hot and dry. Winters are warm with some rain.
Required clothing
Tropical attire is worn in summer months. Mediumweights are advised during the winter.
time difference: UTC+3
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins 1 April; ends 1 October
