IR
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran sits in Southern Asia and uses IRR - Iranian rial (﷼). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Tehran
Population
92.4M
Area
1.6M km2
Population
92.4M
92,417,681 people
Area
1.6M km2
1,648,195 square kilometers
Density
56/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Tehran
35.7, 51.42
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Iran, officially listed here as Islamic Republic of Iran, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Iran, IR, IRN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Iran is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 92,417,681 people and a land area of 1,648,195 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 56 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 32, 53, while the capital coordinate reference is 35.7, 51.42. Iran shares listed land borders with AFG, ARM, AZE, IRQ, PAK, TUR, TKM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Tehran (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tehran, Mashhad, Eşfahān, Karaj and Shīrāz. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Iran, capital of Iran, and major urban areas in Iran. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include BRICS, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Iran uses calling code +98, postal format ##########, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:30. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on saturday; the academic year starts around Sep 23; the government fiscal year starts around Mar 21; and the personal fiscal year starts around Mar 21.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists IRR - Iranian rial (﷼), while language records include Persian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as IR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 35.9 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Iran profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IR / IRN
Top-level domains
.ir, ایران.
Continents
Asia
Border countries
AFG, ARM, AZE, IRQ, PAK, TUR, TKM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
IR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Iran is represented by the IR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tehran
Tehrān
14,148,000
primary
#2
Mashhad
Khorāsān-e Raẕavī
3,317,381
admin
#3
Eşfahān
Eşfahān
2,219,343
admin
#4
Karaj
Alborz
1,973,470
admin
#5
Shīrāz
Fārs
1,565,572
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
saturday
Academic year
Sep 23
Government fiscal year
Mar 21
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+98
Postal format
##########
Timezones
UTC+03:30
Languages
Persian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
35.9
2023