Iran — Country Profile
An overview of Iran covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Iran
The capital of Iran is Tehran. It has a population of approximately 91.6M. The country covers an area of 1,648,195 km². It is located in Southern Asia.
The geographical origin of the Achaemenid Empire, humanity's first true superpower.
Geography
Iran is a country in Southern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 1,648,195 km². It shares land borders with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iraq, totalling 7 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Iran has a population of approximately 91,567,738 people. Population density is around 55.6 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Persian (Farsi), totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Iranian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Iran reports a nominal GDP of about $362.7 billion. The official currency is the Iranian rial (IRR, symbol ﷼). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 1,194,795.56 IRR.
Culture & Time
Iran operates on a single time zone (Asia/Tehran). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ir, ایران..
Government & Status
The capital of Iran is Tehran. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +98. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is IR.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.