Formal Name: Islamic Republic of Irân

Local Name: Irân
Local Formal Name: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Irân
Location: Middle East

Status: UN Member Country

Capital City: Tehran (Tehrãn)
Main Cities: Shiraz, Esfahan, Mashhad

Population: 64,878,000
Area: 1,648,000 km2
Currency: 1 touman (unofficial) = 10 rials

Languages: Farsi (Persian), Turkic languages, Kurdish

Religions: Shiá Muslim, Christian

 Marcel Wouterse on 12th December 2012