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| Native_name | جمهوری اسلامی ايران Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān |
| Conventional_long_name | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Common_name | Iran |
| Image_flag | Flag of Iran.svg |
| Image_coat | Coat of arms of Iran.svg |
| Symbol_type | Emblem |
| Image_map | LocationIran.png |
| Official_religion | Shi'a Islam |
| National_motto | Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī 1spaces|2(Persian) "Independence, freedom, Islamic Republic" (introduced 1979) |
| National_anthem | Sorūd-e Mellī-e Īrān 2 |
| Capital | Tehran |
| Largest_city | capital |
| Official_languages | Persian |
| Demonym | Iranian |
| Government_type | Islamic Republic |
| Leader_title1 | Supreme Leader |
| Leader_name1 | nowrap|Ayatollah Ali Khamenei |
| Leader_title2 | President |
| Leader_name2 | nowrap|Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Sovereignty_type | Establishment |
| Established_event1 | Proto-Elamite Period |
| Established_date1 | 3200-2700 BCE |
| Established_event2 | Elamite Period |
| Established_date2 | 2700-550 BCE |
| Established_event3 | Creation of first Iranian dynastic empire (Median) |
| Established_date3 | 728-550 BCE |
| Established_event4 | Achaemenid dynastic empire (unification) |
| Established_date4 | 550-330 BCE |
| Established_event5 | Parthian (Arsacid) dynastic empire (first reunification) |
| Established_date5 | 248 BCE-224 CE |
| Established_event6 | Sassanid dynastic empire |
| Established_date6 | 224–651 CE |
| Established_event7 | Safavid dynasty (second reunification) |
| Established_date7 | May 1502 |
| Established_event8 | First Constitution |
| Established_date8 | 1906 |
| Established_event9 | Islamic Revolution |
| Established_date9 | 1979 |
| Area | 1,648,195 |
| Areami² | 636,372 |
| Area_rank | 18th |
| Area_magnitude | 1 E12 |
| Percent_water | 0.7 |
| Population_density | 42 |
| Population_densitymi² | 109 |
| Population_density_rank | 158th |
| Population_census | 70,472,8463 |
| Population_census_year | 2006 (1385 AP) |
| Population_census_rank | 17th |
| GDP_PPP | $610.4 billion4 |
| GDP_PPP_rank | 19th |
| GDP_PPP_year | 2005 |
| GDP_PPP_per_capita | $8,9004 |
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank | 69th |
| Gini | 43.0 |
| Gini_year | 1998 |
| Gini_category | medium |
| HDI_year | 2004 |
| HDI | increase 0.746 |
| HDI_rank | 96th |
| HDI_category | medium |
| Currency | Iranian rial (ريال) |
| Currency_code | IRR |
| Time_zone | IRST |
| Utc_offset | +3:30 |
| Time_zone_DST | not observed |
| Utc_offset_DST | +3:30 |
| Cctld | .ir |
| Calling_code | 98 |
| Footnote1 | bookrags.com |
| Footnote2 | iranchamber.com |
| Footnote4 | CIA Factbook |