The Republic of Iraq, commonly known as Iraq, is located in Western Asia bordered by Türkiye, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Its capital, Baghdad, is the seat of government. Iraq is a federal state with a parliamentary system of government. 

Iraq is not party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.