IRAN is a country located in western Asia, known also as Persia. Iran borders Armenia, Azerbaijan (including its Nakhichevan exclave), and Turkmenistan to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, and Turkey and Iraq to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf. |
Official name | Iran |
The land area (km2) | 1.648.195 | |
Population (2005 est.) | 68,467,413 | |
Language | Persian (Farsi) | |
Capital | Tehran |