Iraq shares borders with Turkey, Iran, the Gulf of Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
There is also a neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia administrated jointly by the two countries.
Iraq´s portion covers 3522 sq km.
The country´s main topographical features are the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which flow from the Turkish and Syrian borders in the north to the Gulf in the south.