Iran
country in Western Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, also known as Persia, is a country in Western Asia. It is part of the Middle East region. It shares borders with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.
Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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 Emblem
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| Motto: استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Esteghlāl, Āzādi, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi | |
| Anthem: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān ("National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran") | |
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| Capital and largest city | Tehran 35°41′N 51°25′E |
| Official languages | Persian |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups | List of ethnicities
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| Religion | Shia Islam (official)[4] |
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| Government | Unitary Khomeinist theocratic presidential Islamic republic |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Ebrahim Raisi | |
| Mohammad Mokhber | |
| Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | |
| Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i | |
| Legislature | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
| c. 678 BC | |
| 550 BC | |
| 247 BC | |
| 224 AD[5] | |
• Buyid dynasty | 934 |
| 1501[6] | |
| 1736 | |
| 1751 | |
• Qajar Iran | 1796 |
| 15 December 1925 | |
| 11 February 1979 | |
• Current constitution | 3 December 1979 |
• Latest amendment | 28 July 1989 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) (17th) |
• Water (%) | 1.63 (as of 2015)[7] |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  83,183,741[8] (17th) |
• Density | 48/km2 (124.3/sq mi) (162nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $1.246,26 trillion[9] (23th) |
• Per capita | $14,520[9] (66th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $1.136,68 trillion[9] (17st) |
• Per capita | $13,240[9] (78th) |
| Gini (2018) |  42.0[10]medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.783[11]high · 70th |
| Currency | Iranian rial (ریال) (IRR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| UTC+4:30 (IRDT) | |
| Date format | yyyy/mm/dd (SH) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +98 |
| ISO 3166 code | IR |
| Internet TLD | |
Tehran is the capital and biggest city. Iran is the eighteenth largest country in the world. It has more than 84.9 million people. Iran has been a member of the United Nations since 1945. It is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).[12] It is an Islamic republic.