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Islamic Republic of Iran
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| Motto: اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ Allāhu ʾakbar (Takbir) "God is the Greatest" (de jure) استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Esteqlâl, Âzâdi, Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi "Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic" (de facto)[1] |
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| Anthem: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran" |
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| Capital
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Tehran 35°41′N 51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E / 35.683; 51.417 |
| Official languages | Persian |
| Demonym(s) | Iranian |
| Government | Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Masoud Pezeshkian | |
| Mohammad Reza Aref | |
| Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | |
| Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i | |
| Legislature | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
| Formation | |
| c. 678 BC | |
| 550 BC | |
| 247 BC | |
| 224 AD | |
| 821 | |
| 22 December 1501 | |
| 22 January 1736 | |
| 1751 | |
| 20 March 1794 | |
| 12 December 1905 | |
| 15 December 1925 | |
| 11 February 1979 | |
| 3 December 1979 | |
| 28 July 1989 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) (17th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.63 (as of 2015)[2] |
| Population | |
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• 2025 estimate
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 92,417,681[3] (17th) |
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• Density
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52/km2 (134.7/sq mi) (132nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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 $1.746 trillion[4] (23rd) |
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• Per capita
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$19,957[4] (95th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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 $341.013 billion[4] (37th) |
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• Per capita
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$3,897[4] (120th) |
| Gini (2022) |  34.8[5]medium inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.799[6] high (75th) |
| Currency | Iranian Rial (ریال) (IRR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Calling code | +98 |
| ISO 3166 code | IR |
| Internet TLD | |
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Islamic Republic of Iran
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ Allāhu ʾakbar (Takbir) "God is the Greatest" (de jure) استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Esteqlâl, Âzâdi, Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi "Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic" (de facto)[1] |
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| Anthem: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran" |
|
|
Show globe
Show map of Iran
|
|
| Capital
and largest city
|
Tehran 35°41′N 51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E / 35.683; 51.417 |
| Official languages | Persian |
| Demonym(s) | Iranian |
| Government | Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Masoud Pezeshkian | |
| Mohammad Reza Aref | |
| Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | |
| Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i | |
| Legislature | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
| Formation | |
| c. 678 BC | |
| 550 BC | |
| 247 BC | |
| 224 AD | |
| 821 | |
| 22 December 1501 | |
| 22 January 1736 | |
| 1751 | |
| 20 March 1794 | |
| 12 December 1905 | |
| 15 December 1925 | |
| 11 February 1979 | |
| 3 December 1979 | |
| 28 July 1989 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) (17th) |
|
• Water (%)
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1.63 (as of 2015)[2] |
| Population | |
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• 2025 estimate
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92,417,681[3] (17th) |
|
• Density
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52/km2 (134.7/sq mi) (132nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
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$1.746 trillion[4] (23rd) |
|
• Per capita
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$19,957[4] (95th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
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$341.013 billion[4] (37th) |
|
• Per capita
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$3,897[4] (120th) |
| Gini (2022) | 34.8[5] medium inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.799[6] high (75th) |
| Currency | Iranian Rial (ریال) (IRR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Calling code | +98 |
| ISO 3166 code | IR |
| Internet TLD | |
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