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Iran vs. Iraq

[ih-ran, ih-rahn, ahy-ran] / ɪˈræn, ɪˈrɑn, aɪˈræn /

noun

  1. a republic in SW Asia. About 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Teheran.

[ih-rak, ih-rahk] / ɪˈræk, ɪˈrɑk /
Or Irak

noun

  1. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Baghdad.