| Islamic Republic of Iran جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān |
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Motto: استقلال. آزادی. جمهوری اسلامی
Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic |
Anthem:
National Anthem of Iran (official)
Ey Iran (De facto)
(Persian: O Iran)
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Capital
(and largest city) | Tehran
35°41′N51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E / 35.683; 51.417 |
| Official language(s) | Persian |
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| Other languages | Armenian, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Azeri, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkmen |
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| Demonym | Iranian |
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| Government | Islamic republic |
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| - | Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| - | President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| - | First Vice President | Mohammad-Reza Rahimi |
| - | Speaker of the Parliament | Ali Larijani |
| - | Chief Justice | Sadegh Larijani |
| Legislature | Consultative Assembly |
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| Unification[1] |
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| - | Median Empire | 625 BC |
| - | Safavid Empire | 1501[2] |
| - | Islamic Republic | 1 April 1979 |
| - | Current constitution | 24 October 1979 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 1,648,195 km2 (18th)
636,372 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 76,923,300[3] (17th) |
| - | 2010 census | 74,700,000 |
| - | Density | 45/km2 (163rd)
116.6/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $858.652 billion[4] (18th) |
| - | Per capita | $11,395[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $359.970 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $4,777[4] |
| Gini (2008) | 38[5] (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.702[6] (high) (70th) |
| Currency | Rial (﷼) (IRR) |
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| Time zone | IRST(UTC+3:30) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | Iran Daylight Time (IRDT) (UTC+4:30) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | IR |
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| Internet TLD | .ir |
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| Calling code | 98 |
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| 1 | Bookrags.com |
| 2 | Iranchamber.com |
| 3 | Statistical Center of Iran. "جمعيت و متوسط رشد سالانه" (in Persian). http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci/sci/SEL/f02/2.1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-13. [dead link] |
| 4 | CIA Factbook |
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