| Country name: |
Iran |
| Capital: |
Tehran |
| Country code: |
296 |
| Continent: |
Middle East |
| Currency name: |
Iranian rial |
| Independence: |
1979-04-01 00:00:00 |
| 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 (km2): |
1,648,195 |
| Land area (km2): |
1,531,595 |
| Water area (km2): |
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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+98 |
| Domain: |
.ir |
