Iran is a West-Asian country with large oil-and-gas reserves, strong scientific research output, and extensive UNESCO-listed cultural sites.
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The capital city of Iran is Tehran, capital city of Iran.
Word: Persepolis
Meaning: ancient capital
Administrative Divisions
31 provinces (ostanha)
- Alborz,
- Ardabil,
- Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan),
- Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan),
- Bushehr,
- Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari,
- Esfahan,
- Fars,
- Gilan,
- Golestan,
- Hamadan,
- Hormozgan,
- Ilam,
- Kerman,
- Kermanshah,
- Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan),
- Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan),
- Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan),
- Khuzestan,
- Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad,
- Kordestan,
- Lorestan,
- Markazi,
- Mazandaran,
- Qazvin,
- Qom,
- Semnan,
- Sistan va Baluchestan,
- Tehran,
- Yazd,
- Zanjan
Where in the world is Iran located?
Iran is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of OPEP.
Basic Information
Capital City: Tehran, capital city of Iran
Population: 92,417,681 (UN)
Area: 1,648,000 km² / 1,024,018 sq mi
People from Iran are called: Iranians, Persians
Geography
Latitude: 32.166° N
Longitude: 54.931° E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
- Turkmenistan — Land border
- Afghanistan — Land border
- Iraq — Land border
- Armenia — Land border
- Pakistan — Land border
- Azerbaijan — Land border
- Turkey — Land border
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 62 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 499 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 144 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.759 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 75 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.799
Mean Years of Schooling: 10.8
Expected Years of Schooling: 14.0
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77.7 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim official
Second Most Predominant: Other includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: Unknown
Physical Punishment: Flogging
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1960
Technical Information
TLD: .ir
Calling Code: +98
MapGeo Name: Iran
MapGeo Code: IR