VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — ASIA
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IRAN
Islamic Republic of Iran
IR · IRN
MODERN STATE, ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST CONTINUOUS CIVILIZATIONS
POPULATION
91.6M
AREA
1,648,195 km²
CAPITAL
Tehran
CURRENCY
IRR
GDP / CAPITA
$4,500
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Mount Damavand, 5,610 m
LOWEST POINT
Caspian Sea, −28 m
COASTLINE
2,440 km
LAND BORDERS
5,894 km, 7 countries
TERRAIN
Rugged, mountainous rim surrounding a high interior basin with deserts and salt flats.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
35.69°N, 51.39°E
TIME ZONE
IRST, UTC+3:30 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Pakistan
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Theocratic presidential republic
RELIGION
Islam, ~99% (state religion)
LIFE EXPECTANCY
75 years
HDI
0.780 — High (rank 78)
LANGUAGES
Persian (Farsi)OFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Petroleum & petrochemicals
Automotive
Steel & metals
Carpets
TOP EXPORTS
Crude petroleum
Petrochemicals
Fruits & nuts
Iron & steel
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Foodstuffs
Consumer goods
LAND USE
Agricultural, 11%
Forest, 7%
Other, 82%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
29.4M
1970
39.1M
1980
56.4M
1990
66.1M
2000
74.5M
2010
85.0M
2020
90.6M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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