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The modern country of '''Iraq''' corresponds with the ancient region of Mesopotamia - known by many as the cradle of civilization - where the first cities and classical civilizations developed in the fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The modern country of '''Iraq''' corresponds with the ancient region of Mesopotamia - known by many as the cradle of civilization - where the first cities and classical civilizations developed in the fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
==People==
==People==
[[Image:Iraq ethno 2003.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ethnic distribution]]
[[File:Iraqi girl smiles.jpg|left|240px]]
[[File:Iraqi girl smiles.jpg|left|240px]]
[[Image:Iraq pop 2003.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Population density]]
Almost 75% of Iraq's population live in the flat, alluvial plain stretching southeast from Baghdad and Basrah to the Persian Gulf. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers carry about 70 million cubic meters of silt annually to the delta. Known in ancient times as Mesopotamia, the region is the legendary locale of the Garden of Eden. The ruins of [[Ur]], Babylon, and other ancient cities are in Iraq.
Almost 75% of Iraq's population live in the flat, alluvial plain stretching southeast from Baghdad and Basrah to the Persian Gulf. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers carry about 70 million cubic meters of silt annually to the delta. Known in ancient times as Mesopotamia, the region is the legendary locale of the Garden of Eden. The ruins of [[Ur]], Babylon, and other ancient cities are in Iraq.