Country
Iran
- IR
- Asia
- IRR
- .ir
Iran (IR/IRN) is a country in Asia with its capital at Tehran. It covers about 1,648,195 km² with a population of roughly 89,000,000, uses the IRR, dials on +98, owns the .ir internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Tehran. It borders 7 countries.
Identity
Official short nameIran
CapitalTehran
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2IR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3IRN
Internet TLD.ir
Calling code+98
Currency codeIRR
Geography
Latitude32.4279° N
Longitude53.688° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area1,648,195 km²636,372 square miles
Land neighbours72 have pages here; AM, AZ, TM, AF, IQ are not yet in the dataset
Distance from London4,795 kmto the approximate centre of Iran, not to Tehran. E, bearing 94.7°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Tehranthe IANA zone for Tehran; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:30
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:30
Offset in JulyUTC+03:30
Current offsetUTC+03:30
Local time now10 Sept 2026, 04:44
Hours ahead of UTC3.5
Population & scale
Population89,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Population density54 per km²≈
Share of world population1.099%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset12 of 59
Population rank in this dataset16 of 59
Neighbouring countries
Pakistan1,502 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2024-01-01
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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