Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran), IR

Iran: Independent country in Western Asia

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Quick Facts about Islamic Republic of Iran

Population :	83,992,940
Country :	Iran
Head of government :	President of Iran
Plate code :	IR
Area :	1648195 km²
Official name :	la République islamique d’Iran, جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Исламская Республика Иран, Шаханшахское Государство Иран
Continent :	Asia
Easternmost point :	Point(63.33345 27.11704)
Northernmost point :	Point(44.62 39.78)
Legislative body :	Assembly of Experts for Leadership, Islamic Consultative Assembly
Named for :	Aryan
Official language :	Persian, Arabic
Capital :	Tehran
Establishment :	April 04, 1979 (44 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+03:30, Iran Standard Time Zone
Local time :	13:51:23 (6th June 2023)

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Geography

Islamic Republic of Iran is located at 32°0'0"N 53°0'0"E (32.0000000, 53.0000000). It has 14 neighbors: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi, Armenia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Bah.

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The largest city of Islamic Republic of Iran is Tehran with a population of 8,846,782. Other cities include, Karaj population 1,592,492, Shiraz population 1,565,572, Ahvaz population 1,184,788 and Qom population 900,000. See all Islamic Republic of Iran cities & populated places.

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Hassan Rouhani , 2013-08-03T00:00:00Z
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , 3 August, 2013 2005-08-03T00:00:00Z
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , 3 August, 1997 1989-08-03T00:00:00Z
Abulhassan Banisadr , 21 June, 1981 1980-02-04T00:00:00Z
Ali Khamenei , 3 August, 1989 1981-10-13T00:00:00Z
Mohammad-Ali Rajai , 30 August, 1981 1981-08-02T00:00:00Z
Mohammad Khatami , 3 August, 2005 1997-08-03T00:00:00Z

Islamic Republic of Iran has 14 neighbours.

Republic of Iraq Independent country in Western Asia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Independent country in Western Asia
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Republic of Armenia Independent country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
State of Kuwait Independent country in Western Asia
Sultanate of Oman Independent country in Western Asia
State of Qatar Independent country in western Asia
United Arab Emirates Independent country in Southwest Asia
Republic of Turkey Independent country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
Republic of Azerbaijan Independent country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe
Afghanistan Independent country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and South Asia
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Independent country in South Asia
Turkmenistan Independent country in Central Asia
Bāh Independent country in Southwest Asia

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Tehran Province
Kerman Province
Semnan Province
East Azerbaijan Province
Yazd Province
North Khorasan Province
Qom Province
Hormozgan Province
Ardabil Province
Lorestan Province
Alborz Province
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Bushehr Province
Golestan Province
Hamadan Province
Zanjan Province
West Azarbaijan Province
Markazi Province
Kermanshah Province
Ilam Province
Fars Province
Khuzestan Province
Kurdistan Province
South Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Mazandaran Province
Isfahan Province
Gilan Province
Qazvin Province

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	21,958,460	-	census
1961	22,535,672	2.56%	census
1962	23,130,085	2.57%	census
1963	23,742,324	2.58%	census
1964	24,373,188	2.59%	census
1965	25,023,580	2.6%	census
1966	25,696,631	2.62%	census
1967	26,393,889	2.64%	census
1968	27,113,136	2.65%	census
1969	27,850,926	2.65%	census
1970	28,606,584	2.64%	census
1971	29,381,955	2.64%	census
1972	30,184,173	2.66%	census
1973	31,024,743	2.71%	census
1974	31,918,360	2.8%	census
1975	32,877,678	2.92%	census
1976	33,901,414	3.02%	census
1977	34,992,483	3.12%	census
1978	36,171,889	3.26%	census
1979	37,465,764	3.45%	census
1980	38,889,520	3.66%	census
1981	40,440,041	3.83%	census
1982	42,100,410	3.94%	census
1983	43,852,710	4%	census
1984	45,672,219	3.98%	census
1985	47,531,740	3.91%	census
1986	49,440,637	3.86%	census
1987	51,377,914	3.77%	census
1988	53,250,434	3.52%	census
1989	54,938,264	3.07%	census
1990	56,361,868	2.53%	census
1991	57,472,293	1.93%	census
1992	58,307,457	1.43%	census
1993	58,982,430	1.14%	census
1994	59,663,107	1.14%	census
1995	60,468,352	1.33%	census
1996	61,440,887	1.58%	census
1997	62,542,531	1.76%	census
1998	63,713,397	1.84%	census
1999	64,858,754	1.77%	census
2000	65,911,052	1.6%	census
2001	66,857,624	1.42%	census
2002	67,727,274	1.28%	census
2003	68,543,171	1.19%	census
2004	69,342,126	1.15%	census
2005	70,152,384	1.15%	census
2006	70,976,584	1.16%	census
2007	71,809,219	1.16%	census
2008	72,660,887	1.17%	census
2009	73,542,954	1.2%	census
2010	74,462,314	1.23%	census
2011	75,424,285	1.28%	census
2012	76,424,443	1.31%	census
2013	77,447,168	1.32%	census
2014	77,465,753	0.02%	(Worldbank)
2015	78,492,215	1.31%	(Worldbank)
2016	79,564,016	1.35%	(Worldbank)
2017	79,966,230	0.5%	census
2018	81,800,269	2.24%	(Worldbank)
2019	82,913,906	1.34%	(Worldbank)

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