Iran

Asia · Southern Asia

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran
Asia · Southern Asia · Capital: Tehran

Quick facts about Iran

Official name	Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital	Tehran
Continent & subregion	Asia · Southern Asia
Population	90,608,707 people (world rank 17)
Area	1,648,195 km²
Density	55 people/km²
Share of world population	1.13% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$457.5 billion
Urbanisation	76.7% urban population
Life expectancy	77.7 years
Currency	Iranian rial (﷼) — IRR
Languages	Persian (Farsi)
Internet domain	`.ir`
Calling code	+98
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$5,049 · see world ranking
Internet Users	83.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	10.6 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	6.6% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Iran did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Iraq Pakistan Türkiye Turkmenistan

The geographic position is roughly 32°, 53°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.