Ancient Mesopotamia is home to several civilizations from 3000 BC: the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians. Conquered by Persians, Greeks and Romans,…

HISTORY The territory of modern Iraq roughly coincides with that of ancient Mesopotamia, in which several civilizations have followed. Sumeria emerged in the 4th millennium…

ECONOMY AND NATURAL RESOURCES The economy is based on oil exports and most of its sparse heavy industry is related to it. Agriculture provides livelihood…

Iraq, Republic of Southwest Asia; limited to the north by Turkey, to the east by Iran, to the south by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the…