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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Esfahan
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1,547,164
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2020
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Mashhad
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2,307,177
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2020
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Tehran
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7,153,309
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2020
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| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
86,543,400 |
| Area Total: |
1,648,000km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,636,000km2 |
| Coast Line: |
2,440km |
| Capital: |
Tehran |
| Climate: |
Mostly arid and semi-arid; subtropical along the Caspian Sea |
| Languages: |
Persian and Persian dialects
Turkic languages
Kurdish
Luri
Balock
Arabic
Turkish |
| Currency: |
10 Iranian rials = 1 toman |
| Holiday: |
Islamic Republic Day is 1 April (1979), No Ruz (Iran's New Year) is 21 March |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 38.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 82.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 13.5" |
Boundaries
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Iraq
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1,458 km
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Turkmenistan
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992 km
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Afghanistan
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936 km
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Pakistan
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909 km
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Turkey
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499 km
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Azerbaijan
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432 km
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Armenia
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35 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Persian
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51.00%
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Azerbaijani
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24.00%
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Gilaki and Mazandarani
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8.00%
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Kurd
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7.00%
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Arab
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3.00%
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Turkmen
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2.00%
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Lur
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2.00%
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Balock
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2.00%
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Other
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1.00%
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Religions
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Shia Muslim
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89.00%
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Sunni Muslim
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10.00%
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Zoroastrian, jewish, Christian and Bahai
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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