Iran: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 32.31408 / longitude: 53.68258

General information

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Chelo kabab, Ghormeh sabzi. There are UNESCO listed sites: Tchogha Zanbil, Persepolis, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Takht-e Soleyman, Pasargadae.

Geography

The area of the country is 1,648,195 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: تهران, Tehran, مشهد, فولادشهر, اصفهان. Tehran serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Persian.

Education

This nation has a number of interesting universities, including Islamic Azad University, University of Tehran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sharif University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology. The inhabitants attend school for 15 years (tertiary education included).

Economy

The currency ISO code is IRR and the currency symbol is ﷼. In 2021 the GDP was $359,713,152,725 USD, placing it at position 40 in the market.

Population

Around 79,615,300 people live in this country, or 1.07% of all people on earth. The median age of the population is 31.70 years with a birth growth rate of 0.93%.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +98, the ISO code is IR, the domain name ".ir" is used by the country's websites For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran.

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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