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Region | Middle East |
Capital | Tehran |
Area, km2 | 1 648 000 |
Population | 75 078 000 |
Population growth, per year | 660 686 |
Average life expectancy, years | 70.6 (m. 69.1, fem. 72.1) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 45.56 |
Official languages | Persian |
Currency | rial |
International phone code | 98 |
Internet tld | ir |
Time zone | UTC+3.5 |
International organizations participation Iran | Asian Clearing Union, Economic Cooperation Organization, Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank Group |
Land borders | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey |
Access to the seas and oceans | Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea |