Iran / the Islamic Republic of Iran
Irān / Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān (Persian)
ایران جمهوری اسلامی ایران
- Country in Western Asia, the world’s biggest caviar exporter and saffron producer
- Capital: Tehran
- Largest cities: Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, Tabriz, Qom, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Urmia
- Area: 1,648,195 km² (water 7.07%)
- Population: 83,183,741; density: 48/km² (4th-most-populous country in the world, the most-populous Muslim-majority country)
- Official language: Persian
- Borders: Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Seas: Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman
- Highest point: Mount Damavand (5,610 m)
- Lowest point: Caspian Sea (−28 m)
- Longest river: Karun (950 km)
- Largest lake: Lake Urmia (5,200 km²)
- Climate: diverse: hot desert climate, cold desert climate, hot semi-arid climate, cold semi-arid climate, hot-summer Mediterranean climate, continental Mediterranean climate
- Religion: 99.4% Islam (official), 0.6% other
- Government: Unitary Khomeinist presidential Islamic republic
- National day: Iranian Islamic Republic Day (Ruz e Jomhuri ye Eslāmi) – 12 of the month of Farvardin (1979)
- Currency: Rial (ریال) (IRR)
- Time zone: UTC+3:30 (IRST), summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
- Calling code: +98
- ISO 3166 code: IR
- Internet TLD: .ir
- Driving side: right
- Electricity: 230V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug types: C and F
REGIONS (5) and provinces / ostān (31)
REGION 1 – capital: Tehran
Alborz Province
Golestan Province
Mazandaran Province
Qazvin Province
Qom Province
Semnan Province
Tehran Province
REGION 2 – capital: Isfahan and/or Shiraz
Bushehr Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Fars Province
Hormozgan Province
Isfahan Province
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
REGION 3 – capital: Tabriz
Ardabil Province
East Azerbaijan Province
Gilan Province
Kordestan Province
West Azerbaijan Province
Zanjan Province
REGION 4 – capital: Kermanshah
Hamadan Province
Ilam Province
Kermanshah Province
Khuzestan Province
Lorestan Province
Markazi Province
REGION 5 – capital: Mashhad
Kerman Province
North Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
South Khorasan Province
Yazd Province
PLACES (A-Z)
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IRANIAN CUISINE
A VIEW FROM THE TOP (aerial photography)
MUSIC
Bijan Mortazavi – Amvaj
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