Iran - Introduction

Iran (officially: Islamic Republic of Iran) is a country in Asia, precisely in Southern Asia, with a population of about 90.1 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-29). The capital city of Islamic Republic of Iran is Tehran, and the official country TLD code is .ir. Iran has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as IR, IRN, IRI, 364 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

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Names
Common Iran
Official Islamic Republic of Iran
Common (Native) Iran
Official (Native) Islamic Republic of Iran
Alternative spellings IR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān
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Languages
fas Persian (Farsi)
Geography
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Iran is located in Southern Asia and has a total land area of 1648195 km². It is bounded by Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the capital city is Tehran

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Southern Asia
TimeZone UTC+03:30
Capital city Tehran
Area 1648195 km²
Population 2024-11-29 90.1 Millions
Bordered Countreies Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Demonym
eng Male: Iranian / Female: Iranian
fra Male: Iranien / Female: Iranienne
Lat/Lng 32, 53
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The National Flag of Iran

The flag of Iran is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red. A red emblem of Iran is centered in the white band and Arabic inscriptions in white span the bottom edge of the green band and the top edge of the red band.

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Currency
Name Iranian rial
Code IRR
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
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Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 IRN
ISO 3166-1 numeric 364
International calling code +98
FIFA 3 Letter Code IRN
All Important Facts about Iran

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Iran is found in Southern Asia