Asia · Southern AsiaIR · +98
Country profile / IR
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Locally: ایران
Capital
Tehran
Region
Asia
ISO
IR
Local time in Iran
live · IANATehran
Asia/Tehran
Reference ledger
CapitalTehranAdministrative seat
LanguagesPersian (Farsi)1 listed
CurrenciesIranian rial1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Tehran1 IANA identifier
Area1,648,195 km²Ranked 19 of 241 by area
Dialing+98International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 93% of places in this atlas.
At 1,648,195 km², Iran ranks 19 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#19by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
7Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code IR is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +98 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Tehran should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOIR
Borders7
Time zones1