Iran

	دولت شاهنشاهی ایران; Keshvare Shahanshahi e Iran; Imperial State of Iran
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto; "Marā dād farmud, va Khod Dāvar Ast" (Persian); "Justice he bids me do, as he will judge me"
	Anthem; Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran; (Imperial Salute of Iran)
Capital ; (and largest city)	Tehran; 35°41′N, 51°25′E
Official languages	Persian (Farsi)
Government; - Shah; - Prime Minister	Monarchy; Reza Shah II; Jamshid Savadkouhi
Establishment; - Unified by Cyrus the Great; - Parthian empire; - Sassanid empire; - Safavid dynasty; - First Constitution; - Pahlavi dynasty	; 559 BCE; 248 BCE—224 CE; 224—651 CE; May 1502; 1906; December 15, 1925
Area ; - Total ; ; - Water (%)	; 1,648,195 km²; 636,372 sq mi; 0.7
Population ; - July 2008 est.; - Density ;	; 65,875,223; 39.97/km²; 103.52/sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total; - Per capita	2007 estimate; $1.364 trillion ; $20,700
GDP (nominal); - Total; - Per capita	2007 estimate; $1.531 trillion ; $23,243
Gini (2005)	30 (medium)
HDI (2007)	0.825 (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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دولت شاهنشاهی ایران Keshvare Shahanshahi e Iran Imperial State of Iran


Flag	Coat of arms

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

Anthem Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran (Imperial Salute of Iran)



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

Official languages	Persian (Farsi)

Government - Shah - Prime Minister	Monarchy Reza Shah II Jamshid Savadkouhi

Establishment - Unified by Cyrus the Great - Parthian empire - Sassanid empire - Safavid dynasty - First Constitution - Pahlavi dynasty	559 BCE 248 BCE—224 CE 224—651 CE May 1502 1906 December 15, 1925

Area - Total - Water (%)	1,648,195 km² 636,372 sq mi 0.7

Population - July 2008 est. - Density	65,875,223 39.97/km² 103.52/sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.364 trillion $20,700

GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.531 trillion $23,243

Gini (2005)	30 (medium)

HDI (2007)	0.825 (high)

Currency	Rial (ريال) (`IRR`)

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

Internet TLD	.ir

Calling code	+98