Iran

Presentation

Capital: Tehran

Population

Total Population (million): 71.02

Annual growth rate: 1.31%

Density: 42 inhab./km²

Urban population: 67.42%

Population of principal cities: Teheran (7797520); Mashhad (2427316); Esfahan (1602110); Tabriz (1398060); Karaj (1386030); Chiraz (1227331)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Persian which is also called Farsi, which is understood by 83% of the population.

Other languages spoken: Moreover, Iran is home to several minority groups who speak dialects related to Farsi. The use of these dialects is gradually extinguishing. It is also important to note that lots of ethnic minorities, common with the neighbouring countries are located close to the Iranian borders. Among the large minority groups, we should mention the Azeris (20 %) and the Luris (6.6 %) in the North, the Kurds (9%) in the West , the Arabs (2.1 %) in the South-West, the Turkishs (1.5 %) in the North-East, the Baloutchis (1.3 %) in the South-East.

Business language: English

Religion: Shiite Muslims 94.5%, Sunni Muslims 3.8%, Others 1.7%.

Literacy rate: 82.44%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Teheran

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 1,648,200 km²

Type of State: Islamic Republic. Theocratic Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: Lower-middle-income economy
It depends on hydrocarbon exports; numerous economic sanctions imposed by the international community.

HID*: 0.759

HDI (world rank): 94/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Tehran

F° | C°

13°

Low: 10° | High: 15°

Humidity: 82% | Wind: 13 km/h
Sunrise: 6:30 am | Sunset: 5:06 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Iran, dial 00
To call in Iran, dial 98

Internet suffix: .ir

Computers: 10.5 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0