1. Iraq Fertile plains of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; high mountains to the north and Syrian desert in southwest. Site of the ancient Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian Empires.

2. Iraq PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY Area: 438,317 sq km Population: 31,466,698  Annual Growth: 2.2% Capital: Baghdad Urban Percent: 66.4%

3. Iraq PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE Peoples: 34 (21 unreached) Languages: 26 Official Languages: Arabic; Kurdish. Largest Religion: Muslim (96% of population) ChristiansOther Religions P=ProtestantJ=Judaism I=IndependentM=Muslim A=AnglicanBh=Bahai C=CatholicB=Buddhist O=OrthodoxH=Hindu S=MarginalSk=Sikh U=UnaffiliatedCh=Chinese Rel. X=Other Christian;E=Trad. Ethnic All ChristiansN=Non-Religious T=Other

4. Iraq PRAY FOR THE CHURCH Christians (self-identified):  500,320  1.6% of population  Annual Growth: -2.4% Evangelicals:  53,371  0.2% of population  Annual Growth: 3.4%