Iran
Currency code:
Currency name:
Iranian rial
Country name:
Iran
Capital:
Tehran
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
April 1, 1979
Independent from:
1 April 1979 Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed; notable earlier dates: ca. 625 B.C. unification of Iran under the Medes; ca. A.D. 1501 Iran reunified under the Safavids; 12 December 1925 modern Iran established under the Pahlavis
Total area:
1,648,195
Land area:
1,531,595
Water area:
116,600
Population:
79,853,900
Population note:
79,853,900 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Persian (Farsi)
All languages:
Persian (official) 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 7%, Luri 6%, Balochi 2%, Arabic 2%, other 2%
Time zone:
IRST (UTC+3:30) - Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+98
Domain:
.ir