Iran
Iran is in Asia, in the South Asia region. Its capital is Tehran. It has a population of about 92.4 million and an area of 1,648,200 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is white, at 37.9% of the total.
The flag of Iran as a pie chart
- White 37.9%
- Red 31.6%
- Green 30.5%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has an emblem and text
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Iran at a glance
- Capital
- Tehran
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Official languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- Currency
- Iranian rial
- National day
- April 1
- Highest point
- Damavand (about 5,630 meters)
- Area
- 1,648,200 km²18th largest out of 208
- Population
- 92.4 million17th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 56.1 people/km²69th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 362.7 billion44th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 3,92460th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years67th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Neighboring countries
Iran borders 7 countries:
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Pakistan
Turkey
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.