Iran: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 32.31408 / longitude: 53.68258

General information

Education

The inhabitants stay 15 years in school (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.

Geography

Country territory measures 1,648,195 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: تهران, Tehran, مشهد, فولادشهر, اصفهان. Tehran is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Persian.

Population

There are 79,615,300 people here, or 1.07% of the world's population. The median age of the population is 31.70 years with a birth growth rate of 0.93%.

Culture

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

Economy

The GDP in 2021 was $359,713,152,725 USD, making it the 40# country in the world. The sign for the local currency is ﷼ (IRR).

Good to know

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

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