The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Central Eurasia and Western Asia. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran's direct neighbors to the north. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey.

Area

Total 1,648,195 km2 (18th)
Water (%) 0.7

Population

2010 estimate 76,923,300(17th)
Density 45/km2 (163rd)
116.6/sq mi

Currency: Rial (﷼) (IRR)

Time zone

IRST (UTC+3:30)
Summer (DST) Iran Daylight Time (IRDT) (UTC+4:30)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD: .ir

Calling code: 98