Iraq

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The Republic of Iraq (Arabic جمهورية العراق, Kurdish Komarî Êraq) in the Near East with its capital Baghdad covers 434,128 km². It borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to the south, Syria to the west, Turkey to the north and Iran and the Persian Gulf to the east. The north of the country forms the autonomous region of Kurdistan with its own parliament. Today's Iraq was created in 1920 from the three Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Mosul and Basra. The Kingdom of Iraq existed from 1921 to 1958. In 1958, the king was overthrown in a military coup and a republic was proclaimed. From 1979 to 2003, the country was ruled by the dictator Saddam Hussein. This regime was overthrown under the leadership of the USA.

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