Iran

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Imperial Kingdom of Iran

Image:125px-Small Iran flag.png Image:85px-Coa Iran.png
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Marā dād farmud, va Khod Dāvar Ast" (Persian)
"Justice he bids me do, as he will judge me"

Anthem
Imperial Salute

Image:Iran map.png

Capital
(and largest city)
Tehran
35°41′N, 51°25′E

Official languages Persian

Government
 - Shahanshah
 - Prime Minister
Semi-constitutional monarchy
Reza Shah II
Jamshid Savadkouhi

Establishment
 - Proto-Elamite Period
 - Middle-Elamite Period
 - Median dynasty
 - Achaemenid dynasty
 - Parthian dynasty
 - Sassanid dynasty
 - Safavid dynasty
 - First constitution
 - Pahlavi dynasty

8000 B.C.
3400-550 B.C.
728-550 B.C.
550-330 B.C.
248 B.C.-224 C.E.
224-651 C.E.
May 1502
August 5, 1906
December 15, 1925

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

1,648,195 km²
636,372 sq mi
0.7

Population
 - 2006 census
 - Density
 

70,472,846
42 /km²
109 /sq mi

GDP
 - Total
 - Per capita
2005 estimate
$1.727 trillion
$24,500

Gini 47.6 (high)

HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.850 (high)

Currency Rial (ريال) (IRR)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
IRST (UTC +3:30)
not observed (UTC +3:30)

Internet TLD .ir

Calling code +98
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