Iran
Iran is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Tehran. About 92 million people live there (2025). It covers 1,648,195 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Tehran
- People (2025)
- 92 million
- Area
- 1,648,195 km²
- Currency
- Iranian rial
Iran at a glance
- In its own language
- ایران
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Tehran
- Population
- 92,417,700 (2025)
- Area
- 1,648,195 km² (636,371 mi²)
- People are called
- Iranian, Persian
- Official languages
- Persian
- Currency
- Iranian rial
- GDP (nominal)
- US$389 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.774 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 40.9 (2019)
- Government
- Islamic Republic, unitary state, presidential system, islamic theocracy, Islamic Republic
- Head of state
- Mojtaba Khamenei (since 2026)
- Head of government
- Masoud Pezeshkian (since 2024)
- Country codes
- IR, IRN
- Calling code
- +98
- Internet domain
- .ir, ایران.
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:30, Iran Standard Time Zone, Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates
- 32°, 53°
Iran and its neighbours
Iran borders Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Iran
- Neighbours
Divisions of Iran
- Alborz Province
- Ardabil Province
- East Azerbaijan Province
- West Azerbaijan Province
- Bushehr Province
- Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
- Gilan Province
- Golestan Province
- Hamadan Province
- Hormozgan Province
- Ilam Province
- Isfahan Province
- Kerman Province
- Fars Province
- Kermanshah Province
- North Khorasan Province
- Razavi Khorasan Province
- South Khorasan Province
- Khuzestan Province
- Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
- Kurdistan Province
- Lorestan Province
- Markazi Province
- Mazandaran Province
- Qazvin Province
- Qom Province
- Semnan Province
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province
- Tehran Province
- Yazd Province
- Zanjan Province
Member of
- United Nations
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
- Universal Postal Union
and 5 more organisations.
How far are you from Iran?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Iran?
The capital of Iran is Tehran.
What is the population of Iran?
Iran has about 92,417,700 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Iran?
Iran covers 1,648,195 square kilometres (636,371 square miles).
What currency does Iran use?
The Iranian rial.
What language is spoken in Iran?
The official language of Iran is Persian.
Which countries border Iran?
Iran shares a border with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.