Islamic Republic of Iran
جمهوری اسلامی ایران (Persian)Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān |
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Motto: استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامیEsteqlāl, Āzādi, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi"Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic"
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Capital
and largest city | Tehran
35°41′N51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E / 35.683; 51.417 |
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| Official languages | Persian |
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| Recognised regional languages | |
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| Religion | Official:
Islam (Shia)
Other recognized religions:
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| Demonym | Iranian,
Persian (historic) |
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| Government | de jure:
Islamic Republic
de facto:
Theocratic-republican hybrid; unitarypresidential republic subject to a Supreme Leader[3] |
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| Ali Khamenei |
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| Hassan Rouhani |
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| Eshaq Jahangiri |
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| Ali Larijani |
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| Sadeq Larijani |
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| Legislature | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
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| Unification |
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| c. 678 BC |
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| 550 BC |
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| 247 BC |
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| 224 AD[4] |
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| 1501[5] |
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| 1 April 1979 |
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| 24 October 1979 |
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| 28 July 1989 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) (17th) |
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• Water (%) | 7.07 |
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| Population |
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• 2017 estimate | 79,926,270[6] (18th) |
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• Density | 48/km2 (124.3/sq mi) (162nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $1.551 trillion[7] (18th) |
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• Per capita | $19,050[7] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $438.3 billion[7] (27th) |
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• Per capita | $5,383[7] |
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| Gini (2013) | 37.4[8]
medium |
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| HDI (2014) |  0.766[9]
high · 69th |
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| Currency | Rial (ریال) (IRR) |
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| Time zone | IRST(UTC+3:30) |
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| IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
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| Date format | yyyy/mm/dd (SH) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| Calling code | +98 |
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| ISO 3166 code | IR |
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| Internet TLD | |
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