Country: Islamic Republic of Iran
Population: 75,078,000
Capital: Teheran
Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR )
Top level domain: .ir
Int. Phone access: 98
ISO2 code: IR
ISO3 code: IRN
IOC code: IRI
Islamic Republic of Iran
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 Languages: Persian and Persian dialects, Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkish Religions: Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha`i) 2% United Nations member since: 1945-10-24 | |
Olympic achievements
Olympic Summer Games: 14 times. Medals:  11  15  22Olympic Winter Games: 9 times. Medals: 0 0 0 | |
Provinces / RegionsAzarbayjan-e Bakhtari, Azarbayjan-e Khavari, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Sistan va Baluchestan, Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi, Fars, Gilan, Hamadan, Ilam, Hormozgan, Kerman, Bakhtaran, Khuzestan, Kordestan, Mazandaran, Semnan Province, Markazi, Zanjan, Bushehr, Lorestan, Markazi, Semnan, Tehran, Zanjan, Esfahan, Kerman, Khorasan, Yazd, Ardabil, East Azarbaijan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Zanjan, Golestan, Qazvin, Qom, Yazd, Khorasan-e Janubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shemali, | |
Major CitiesTeheran, Mashhad, Esfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Karaj, Ahvaz, Qom, Kermanshah, Urmia, Zahedan, Rasht, Hamadan, Kerman, Arak, Ardebil, Yazd, Qazvin, Zanjan, Sanandaj, Bandar-e-Abbas, Khorramabad, Eslamshahr, Borujerd, Abadan, Dezful, Kashan, Sari, Gorgan, Najafabad, Sabzevar, Khomeynishahr, Amol, Neyshabur, Babol, Khoy, Malayer, Bushehr, Qaemshahr, Qarchak, Qods, Sirjan, Bojnurd, Maragheh, Birjand, Ilam, Bukan, Masjed-e-Soleyman, Saqqez, Gonbad-e Qabus, Saveh, Mahabad, Varamin, Andimeshk, Khorramshahr, Shahrud, Marv Dasht, Zabol, Shahr-e Kord, Bandar-e Anzali, Rafsanjan, Marand, Torbat-e Heydariyeh, Jahrom, Semnan, Miandoab, Qomsheh, | |