Asia · Southern Asia
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital
Tehran
Tehran (older: Teheran)
Population
93,168,497
2026 estimate
Area
1,648,195 km²
Code
IRN
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Currencies
Iranian rial (﷼)
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Pakistan
Türkiye
TurkmenistanDid you know?
- 🥇One of the oldest continuous major civilisations — over 7,000 years of recorded history.
- ✨Persian cats, Persian rugs and even saffron all originated here.
- 🛢World's second-largest reserves of natural gas, after Russia.
- 🏛Has numerous UNESCO World Heritage properties, including the ancient ruins of Persepolis.
- ✨Iranians celebrate Nowruz — the Persian New Year on the spring equinox — and have done so for over 3,000 years.
Location
32.00°, 53.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Iran
1,648,195 km²
% of Australia
21.43%