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🇮🇷 Iran

884 cities · 31 states/provinces · Capital: Tehran · Asia

81,800,269 Population
884 Cities
$457.5B GDP
$5,049 GDP per Capita
0.774 HDI
77.7 Life Expectancy
1,648,000 Area (km²)

Iran at a Glance

General

CapitalTehran
ContinentAsia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
LanguagesPersian (Farsi)
CurrencyRial (IRR)

Demographics

Population81,800,269
Density49.6/km²
Median Age32.0
Urban Population76.7%
Birth Rate13.0 per 1K
Death Rate4.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.70

Economy

GDP$457.5 billion
GDP per Capita$5,049
HDI0.774
Gini Index42.0
Internet Users79.6%

Geography

Area1,648,000 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersAFG,ARM,AZE,IRQ,PAK,TUR,TKM
Calling Code++98
TLD.ir

Status

ISO CodeIR / IRN
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy77.7 years

Largest Cities in Iran

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Tehran Tehran 7,153,309 66°F 3,865 ft
2 Mashhad Razavi Khorasan 2,307,177 56°F 3,215 ft
3 Isfahan Isfahan 1,547,164 61°F 5,177 ft
4 Karaj Alborz Province 1,448,075 60°F 4,400 ft
5 Tabriz East Azerbaijan 1,424,641 54°F 4,580 ft
6 Shiraz Fars 1,249,942 64°F 5,069 ft
7 Qom Qom Province 900,000 64°F 3,068 ft
8 Ahvaz Khuzestan 841,145 78°F 75 ft
9 Kermanshah Kermanshah Province 621,100 56°F 4,567 ft
10 Rasht Gilan Province 594,590 60°F 13 ft
11 Kerman Kerman 577,514 61°F 5,774 ft
12 Orūmīyeh West Azerbaijan 577,307 51°F 4,429 ft
13 Zahedan Sistan and Baluchestan 551,980 65°F 4,528 ft
14 Hamadān Hamadan Province 528,256 49°F 5,971 ft
15 Āzādshahr Hamadan Province 514,102 49°F 6,079 ft
16 Arāk Markazi 503,647 56°F 5,702 ft
17 Yazd Yazd Province 477,905 66°F 3,990 ft
18 Eslamshahr Tehran 450,000 62°F 3,488 ft
19 Ardabīl Ardabil Province 410,753 49°F 4,439 ft
20 Abadan Khuzestan 370,180 78°F 20 ft

States & Provinces in Iran

Alborz Province 26 Ardabil Province 35 Bushehr 26 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 23 East Azerbaijan 60 Fars 53 Gilan Province 81 Golestan 33 Hamadan Province 16 Hormozgan 17 Ilam Province 29 Isfahan 89 Kerman 27 Kermanshah Province 18 Khuzestan 45 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 10 Kurdistan Province 15 Lorestan Province 20 Markazi 19 Māzandarān 144 North Khorasan 9 Qazvin Province 7 Qom Province 2 Razavi Khorasan 37 Semnan 13 Sistan and Baluchestan 28 South Khorasan Province 18 Tehran 60 West Azerbaijan 34 Yazd Province 10 Zanjan 11