IRAN 
Middle EastIRAN
Key facts
Capital:Tehran
Location:Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Currency:Iranian rials (IRR)
Area:1,648,195 sq km
Population:85,888,910 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic
Religion:Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+3.5
Tel Code:+98
