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The Republic of Iraq (conventional short form: Iraq) (Arabic: ‎ العراق (help·info)   translit: 'al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: عيَراق), is a country in Southwest Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. It has a very narrow section of coastline at Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf.

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CORRECTING INFORMATION IN CAPTION An Iraqi man climbs a date palm tree in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

CORRECTING INFORMATION IN CAPTION An Iraqi man climbs a date palm tree in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

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An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

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An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

AFP 

Amal al-Berqdar of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

Amal al-Berqdar of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

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Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

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Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan takes a picture with her phone while participating in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan takes a picture with her phone while participating in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group 'Peace Of The Action' plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group 'Peace Of The Action' plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Getty Images North America 

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Getty Images North America 

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Getty Images North America 

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Getty Images North America 

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16:  Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 16: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan participates in a news conference to announce the formation of anti-war tent city, March 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. The group �Peace Of The Action� plans form a tent city of the grounds of the Washington Monument until all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (l) greets Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside Number 10 Downing Street on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (l) greets Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside Number 10 Downing Street on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16:  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown departs Number 10 Downing Street to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, 2010 in London, England. The two leaders are expected to discuss the recent terror attacks suffered by Turkey from PKK Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

Getty Images Europe 

CORRECTING INFORMATION IN CAPTION An Iraqi man climbs a date palm tree in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

CORRECTING INFORMATION IN CAPTION An Iraqi man climbs a date palm tree in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

AFP 

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

AFP 

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

An Iraqi man climbs a date palm in Baghdad on March 16, 2010. Because of war and neglect the number of palm trees in Iraq decreased to less than half from 30 million in 1980. Iraq used to export more than 500 tons of dates annually, including 624 kinds of the finest types of dates in the world, which made it the first date exporter in the world.

AFP 

Amal al-Berqdar of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

Amal al-Berqdar of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

AP 

Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

Qassim al-Aboudi of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Preliminary results released by the electoral commission put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition slightly ahead in a tight race, leading in seven out of the country's 18 provinces.

AP 

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