Iran: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 32.31408 / longitude: 53.68258

General information

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: Persian. The area of the country is 1,648,195 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: تهران, Tehran, مشهد, فولادشهر, اصفهان. The capital of this country is Tehran and the country has a border with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Chelo kabab, Ghormeh sabzi. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Tchogha Zanbil, Persepolis, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Takht-e Soleyman, Pasargadae.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 15 years (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: Islamic Azad University, University of Tehran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sharif University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology.

Population

There are 79,615,300 people here, or 1.07% of the world's population. In this country, the median age is 31.70 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.93%.

Economy

It is ranked 40# in the world with a GDP of $359,713,152,725 USD in 2021. The currency symbol is ﷼, and the ISO code for that currency is IRR.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's websites have the domain name ".ir", the ISO code is IR, phone numbers start with +98

Summary

Flag
ISO code IR
Capital Tehran
Population 79,615,300
World percentage 1.07%
Median age 31.70 years
Population growth rate 0.93%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Persian
GDP (2021) $359,713,152,725
GDP position #40
Currency code IRR
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 15 years
National dish Chelo kabab, Ghormeh sabzi
TLD .ir
Phone prefix +98
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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