Iraq vs Al-Iraq

Iraq and Al-Iraq both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Iraq	Yes	No	No	No
Al-Iraq	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Iraq and Al-Iraq are synonyms defined as:

Iraq and Al-Iraq: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq

Other synonyms of Iraq include Irak, Republic of Iraq.

Iraq (noun)	Al-Iraq (noun)
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq	a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq