COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Iran
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Iran.
Iran at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Tehran
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 91,000,000
- AREA
- 1,648,195 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Persian
- CURRENCY
- Iranian Rial (IRR)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Persian Architecture
Isfahan's Naqsh-e Jahan Square is one of the world's great historic city squares.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Iran
Persian garden design helped inspire the idea of enclosed paradise gardens across many cultures.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Iran in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 1,648,195 km² and a population of approximately 91,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.