Country: Islamic Republic of Iran
Area: 1648195 sq.km
Population: 70472846 (2005)
Capital: Tehran
Official Religion: Islam
Official Language: Farsi (Persian)
Money Unit: Rial
Land and Government
Iran comprises a land area of over 1 . 6 million squar Km (the 17th country in the world by land area). It is located in south west of Asia and is one of the middle-east countries. Iran lies down the northern temperate zone, between latitudes 25 degree north and 39 degree 47' north and between longitude 44 degree 02' east and 63 degree 20' east.
Iranian government system is Islamic republic and its national day is 22th Bahman ( 24th Nov ). Tehran is the capital of Iran
Administrative divisions of Iran at the end of 1383
Number of provinces: 30
Number of Cities : 324
Number of Counties : 865
Number of Towns: 982
Number of Dehestans (rural agglomerations): 2378
