Iran
Classified as:
- Country
Key facts:
- Country Long: Islamic Republic of Iran
- Currency: Iranian rial
- Capital City: Tehran
- Region: Southern Asia
- Continent: Asia
- Demonym: Iranian
- Latitude: 32°0′N
- Longitude: 53°0′E
- Agricultural Land: 470,130.00
- Forest Area: 107,519.00 m²
- Land Area: 1,622,500.00 m²
- Rural Land: 1,601,050.00
- Urban Land: 16,217.10
- Expense Pct Gdp: 19.64%
- Gdp: 388,544,000,000.00
- Inflation: 43.39
- Self Employed Pct: 43.00%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 7.36%
- Unemployment Pct: 10.96%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 39.86%
- Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 0.91%
- Electricty Production Coal Pct: 0.16%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 5.02%
- Electricty Production Gas Pct: 79.27%
- Electricty Production Nuclear Pct: 1.63%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 14.43%
- Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 0.08%
- Energy Imports Pct: -33.40%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 99.02%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 1.03%
- Co2 Emissions: 616,561.00
- Methane Emissions: 174,642.00
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 39,719.80
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: -27,100.00
- Urban Population Under 5M: 0.76
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 5.34%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 573.40
- Hospital Beds: 1.56
- Hiv Incidence: 0.03
- Suicide Rate: 5.20
- Armed Forces: 650,000.00
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 2.30%
- Birth Rate: 13.70
- Death Rate: 6.44
- Fertility Rate: 1.69
- Internet Pct: 78.60%
- Life Expectancy: 74.00
- Net Migration: 28,080
- Population Female: 43,835,978
- Population Male: 44,714,592
- Population: 88,550,570
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 5.59%
- Rural Population: 20,537,534
- Urban Population: 68,013,036
- Press: 1.21
- Democracy Score: 2.45
- Democracy Type: Authoritarian
- Median Age: 28.40
- Political Leader: Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader)
News
Here is the latest on Iran:
Title | Source | Date |
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Netanyahu touts peace with Saudi Arabia, issues ‘nuclear’ threat to Iran | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-22 |
World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women | Global Issues | 2023-09-22 |
After hostage deal with Iran, U.S. looks to deter arbitrary arrests abroad | NPR | 2023-09-21 |
Iran's president says U.S. should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal | Washington Times | 2023-09-21 |
Iran Set To Impose Harsher Punishments For Violating Hijab Laws | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-21 |
Qatar’s separate talks with Iran, US on drones, nuclear programme: Report | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-21 |
Middle East Roundup: Kneeling before Tehran? Iran and US swap prisoners | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-21 |
Iran calls Saudi-Israeli relations ‘back-stab’ to Palestinians | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-21 |
Iran's president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal | Independent | 2023-09-21 |
Iran's president warns Saudi Arabia not to make peace with Israel | SKY News | 2023-09-21 |
A year of protests and repression in Iran | Washington Post | 2023-09-20 |
Siamak Namazi's brother welcomes him home after 8 years of captivity in Iran | NPR | 2023-09-20 |
Iran to impose tougher punishments on women who refuse to wear headscarf | SKY News | 2023-09-20 |
Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab | Independent | 2023-09-20 |
Russian Defence Minister Shoigu tours missile, drone display on Iran visit | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-20 |
Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-20 |
Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for 'inappropriate' dress | BBC | 2023-09-20 |
Iran MPs vote to toughen penalties for women flouting dress code | Le Monde | 2023-09-20 |
Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein: US-Iran prisoner swap 'will lead to less tension' | France 24 | 2023-09-20 |
Israel Envoy Escorted Out of U.N. Meeting After Protesting Iran Speech | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-20 |
Iranian President denounces West’s meddling in affairs of Middle East countries | Global Issues | 2023-09-20 |
Womens Lives & Freedom in Iran: Gains, Losses & Lessons One Year On | Global Issues | 2023-09-20 |
Israeli ambassador spirited away by UN security after mounting protest during speech by Iranian president | Independent | 2023-09-20 |
UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown | Global Issues | 2023-09-20 |
Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened | The Guardian | 2023-09-20 |
Protesters condemn Iran prisoner swap as Raisi speaks to United Nations in New York | Independent | 2023-09-20 |
'Obsolescence': America's global leadership waning, Iranian president says in fiery U.N. speech | Washington Times | 2023-09-20 |
The U.S.-Iran prisoner swap 'was the right deal to make,' deputy special envoy says | NPR | 2023-09-19 |
How significant is the US-Iran prisoner swap deal? | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-19 |
How significant is the US-Iran prisoner swap deal? | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-19 |
US issues more sanctions over Iran drone program after nation's president denies supplying Russia | Times of India | 2023-09-19 |
Five Americans freed by Iran in Qatar-mediated deal arrive in US | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-19 |
Trump slams Biden over US-Iran prisoner deal | Independent | 2023-09-19 |
Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus | BBC | 2023-09-19 |
5 Americans freed from prison in Iran land on U.S. soil | NPR | 2023-09-19 |
Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!' | Washington Times | 2023-09-19 |
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US | BBC | 2023-09-19 |
Plane with five American prisoners freed by Iran lands in US | Times of India | 2023-09-19 |
Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after release and tearfully embrace loved ones | BBC | 2023-09-19 |
Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after their release, US official says | Independent | 2023-09-19 |
Cristiano Ronaldo gets massive welcome in Iran ahead of closed-doors match | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-19 |
American prisoners freed by Iran head to US after choreographed swap | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-19 |
American prisoners freed by Iran head to US after choreographed swap | Times of India | 2023-09-19 |
Who Are the Prisoners Released by the U.S. and Iran? | New York Times | 2023-09-19 |
Despite conflicting bilateral relations, US and Iran exchange prisoners | Le Monde | 2023-09-19 |
Iraq-Iran relations: Baghdad facing deadline to disarm Kurdish fighters | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-19 |
Iran: One Year on, Whats Changed? | Global Issues | 2023-09-19 |
Iran-US prisoner swap: Five Americans land in Doha | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-19 |
‘Rewarding terrorism’: US transfers billions to Iran in prisoner swap | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-19 |
Iran frees 5 Americans in prisoner swap as US unfreezes $6 billion in oil revenue | Times of India | 2023-09-19 |
Iran Releases 5 Americans in Prisoner Swap as U.S. Unfreezes Oil Funds | New York Times | 2023-09-18 |
Five Americans freed from Iran in prisoner swap | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-18 |
Iran's president denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia and decries US meddling | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
US denies $9bn ‘ransom’ deal with Iran | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-18 |
Iran's president denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia and decries U.S. meddling | Washington Times | 2023-09-18 |
Iran is gaining access to about $6 billion in the deal to release 5 Americans | NPR | 2023-09-18 |
Blinken has ‘emotional’ call with Americans freed from Iran | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-18 |
Iran-US prisoner swap: How Democrats and Republicans reacted to the deal | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-18 |
U.S.-Iran prisoner swap could pave the way for talks on bigger issues | Washington Post | 2023-09-18 |
Family ‘overjoyed’ as British father released from Iranian jail in US prisoner swap | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
Biden: Today 'five innocent Americans' imprisoned in Iran are coming home | CNBC | 2023-09-18 |
Biden says five American detainees are on their way home from Iran | Washington Times | 2023-09-18 |
The US-Iran prisoner swap, briefly explained | VOX | 2023-09-18 |
US citizens walk off plane after Iran prisoner swap | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
Detainees arrive in Qatar after release in US-Iran prisoner swap | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-18 |
Five Americans land in Qatar after being freed by Iran | Times of India | 2023-09-18 |
Iran frees Americans in a swap, gets access to oil money, release of Iranians in U.S. | NPR | 2023-09-18 |
U.S. and Iran trade prisoners, signaling partial thaw in relations | Washington Post | 2023-09-18 |
Five Americans freed in Iran-US prisoner swap deal brokered by Qatar | France 24 | 2023-09-18 |
Iran releases five detainees including British citizen in prisoner swap | SKY News | 2023-09-18 |
Iran frees American prisoners as part of exchange deal with Washington | NPR | 2023-09-18 |
Official says 5 prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran | Washington Times | 2023-09-18 |
Paris park renamed in memory of Iranian Mahsa Amini | Le Monde | 2023-09-18 |
Iran frees five wrongfully detained Americans as part of Biden-brokered deal | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
Iran releases five Americans in prisoner swap | Le Monde | 2023-09-18 |
U.S. and Iran Expected to Complete $6 Billion Prisoner Swap Deal | BBC | 2023-09-18 |
Iranian regime’s ‘brutal repression, crackdown against dissent met with continued defiance’ | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-18 |
Military drone crashes during test flight in Iran, injuring 2 | ABC News | 2023-09-18 |
Iran-US prisoner swap under way | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-18 |
Iran says hopes US prisoner swap will go ahead Monday | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-18 |
Iran-U.S. prisoner swap likely set in motion as $6B of once-frozen Iranian assets reaches Qatar | Washington Times | 2023-09-18 |
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman says $6 billion once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key element of US prisoner swap | ABC News | 2023-09-18 |
$6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US | Independent | 2023-09-18 |
Balochistan shuts down illegal Iranian fuel pumps | Times of India | 2023-09-18 |
Iran blocks nuclear inspectors after U.S. unfreezes billions of dollars for Tehran | Washington Times | 2023-09-17 |
EU urges Iran to reconsider barring UN nuclear watchdog inspectors | France 24 | 2023-09-17 |
How will Iran populate the Strait of Hormuz islands the UAE also claims? | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-17 |
A year after the death of Iranian protestor Mahsa Amini, has anything changed? | NPR | 2023-09-17 |
Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-17 |
Iran withdraws accreditation of several UN nuclear agency inspectors | Le Monde | 2023-09-17 |
Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes | Mirror | 2023-09-17 |
Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran | ABC News | 2023-09-17 |
Iran's domestic challenges offset by international success | Le Monde | 2023-09-17 |
Exclusive Interview: Iran and the Ransom Conundrum | The Cipher Brief | 2023-09-17 |
Mahsa Amini: Protesters mark one year since death of Iranian student | BBC | 2023-09-16 |
UN nuclear agency slams Iran for barring inspectors from monitoring program | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-16 |
Underground protesters tell how they are waging war against Iranian regime | SKY News | 2023-09-16 |
Iran: Mahsa Amini's father briefly detained on anniversary of her death | Le Monde | 2023-09-16 |
Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran | Washington Times | 2023-09-16 |
Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran | Independent | 2023-09-16 |
Mahsa Amini Profile: Her Family Remembers Her a Year After Her Death in Iran | New York Times | 2023-09-16 |
Mahsa Amini’s Family Remembers Her a Year After Her Death in Iran | New York Times | 2023-09-16 |
Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-16 |
One year after Mahsa Amini's death, Iranian dissidents lead silent struggle for an 'uncompromising life' | Le Monde | 2023-09-16 |
Iranian security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father on death anniversary | Independent | 2023-09-16 |
The story of Iran’s Mahsa Amini uprising told through its most iconic images | Washington Post | 2023-09-16 |
More repression, yet more resistance: Iran one year after the Mahsa Amini protests | CNBC | 2023-09-16 |
The Breakdown | Biden impeachment inquiry + Iran protest anniversary | Daily Telegraph | 2023-09-16 |
Iran seizes two foreign tankers for 'smuggling' | Times of India | 2023-09-16 |
A year after Mahsa Amini's death, Iran still reels from protests and crackdowns | NPR | 2023-09-15 |
A year after Mahsa Amini’s death: Repression and defiance in Iran | Washington Post | 2023-09-15 |
Photographer Siamak Amiri portrays the bravery of the young women at the heart of protests in Iran | Le Monde | 2023-09-15 |
Iran's women a year after Mahsa Amini's death: 'I wear what I like now' | BBC | 2023-09-15 |
Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death | Times of India | 2023-09-15 |
In Iran, women's resistance defies state clampdown a year after Mahsa Amini's death | NPR | 2023-09-15 |
Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran | ABC News | 2023-09-15 |
Heavy security in Iran on Mahsa Amini death anniversary -rights groups, witnesses | Times of India | 2023-09-15 |
European Countries to Keep Some Missile Sanctions on Iran | New York Times | 2023-09-15 |
Repression in Iran: ‘They took my clothes off and cut my hair’ | France 24 | 2023-09-15 |
Father shot in face at point-blank range in Iran tells how he was tortured after having eye removed | SKY News | 2023-09-15 |
Their loved ones were killed in Iran’s uprising. Then the state came for them. | Washington Post | 2023-09-15 |
Proposed hijab penalties in Iran: 'They can’t prosecute millions of women' | France 24 | 2023-09-15 |
Iran seeks to prevent protests for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death – as UK and US issue fresh sanctions | Independent | 2023-09-15 |
Biden marks the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in Iranian custody by talking tough on Tehran | Washington Times | 2023-09-15 |
US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-15 |
UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-15 |
‘Sitting on a volcano’: Amid fierce resistance & dissent, Iranian regime ‘knows earthquake is coming’ | DT | 2023-09-14 |
Repression in Iran: 'Whoever targeted my eye knew exactly who I was' | F24 | 2023-09-14 |
White House says Iran deal is 'not ransom' | TOI | 2023-09-13 |
Iran wants to give Ronaldo a special SIM card to access unblocked internet | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-13 |
Iran’s regime has crushed anti-veil protests, but it has ‘lost the battle’ for credibility | F24 | 2023-09-13 |
In Iran, snap checkpoints and university purges mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini protests | ABC | 2023-09-13 |
European Union home affairs chief appeals for release of Swedish EU employee held in Iranian prison | ABC | 2023-09-11 |
Swedish E.U. Official Johan Floderus Held in Iran in Brutal Conditions | NYT | 2023-09-10 |
US confirms seizing Iranian oil cargo earlier this year | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-08 |
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine | WT | 2023-09-07 |
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine | Independent | 2023-09-07 |
Iran arrests Amini uncle ahead of her death anniversary | TOI | 2023-09-07 |
Why is the Shalamcheh-Basra railroad so important to Iran and Iraq? | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-06 |
Saudi and Iran exchange ambassadors after rapprochement | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-05 |
Saudi Arabia, Iran exchange ambassadors, cementing restoration of ties | F24 | 2023-09-05 |
Johan Floderus: EU confirms official from Sweden detained in Iran | BBC | 2023-09-05 |
Sweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year | ABC | 2023-09-05 |
Sweden demands immediate release of detained citizen in Iran | Le Monde | 2023-09-04 |
Sweden, EU say Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-04 |
‘Historic move’: Saudi football clubs to play in Iran as travel ban lifted | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-04 |
IAEA regrets ‘no progress’ as Iran falls short of nuclear commitments | F24 | 2023-09-04 |
Iran hails African countries' resistance to 'colonialism' | Le Monde | 2023-09-04 |
UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium | Independent | 2023-09-04 |
Johan Floderus, E.U. Official From Sweden, Is Imprisoned in Iran | NYT | 2023-09-04 |
U.N. nuke watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slowed its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium | WT | 2023-09-04 |
European Union official from Sweden is imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days | TOI | 2023-09-04 |
Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Iran's uprising, seen from the inside | Le Monde | 2023-09-03 |
Iran sentences two women journalists to jail | Le Monde | 2023-09-03 |
Nobel Foundation Scraps Plan to Invite Russia, Belarus and Iran | Bloomberg | 2023-09-03 |
Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia to depart for Riyadh | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-03 |
Iran sentences two more women journalists to jail time as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death nears | F24 | 2023-09-03 |
Nobel Foundation retracts invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran representatives | ABC | 2023-09-03 |
Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend ceremonies | WT | 2023-09-02 |
Nobel foundation withdraws Russia, Belarus and Iran invitations after 'strong reactions' | SKY | 2023-09-02 |
Nobel Foundation reverses invitations to Russia, Iran after backlash | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-02 |
Foundation pulls invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend Nobel Prize ceremonies | NPR | 2023-09-02 |
Ukraine war: Nobel Prize invitation to Russia and Iran withdrawn | BBC | 2023-09-02 |
Iran receives first Yak-130 trainer aircraft from Russia | DEF | 2023-09-02 |
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts | GLI | 2023-09-02 |
As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down | NYT | 2023-09-01 |
Nobel body reverses invitation policy. Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader are welcome | WT | 2023-09-01 |
Iranian, four Iraqis jailed for life for killing of US citizen in Baghdad | Al Jazeera | 2023-09-01 |
Iranian man arrested during protests over woman’s death following headscarf detention dies in custody | BBC | 2023-09-01 |
Sweden's Nobel reverses invitation policy. Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader are welcome | Independent | 2023-09-01 |
Ukraine war: Russia and Iran invited back to Nobel Prize banquet | BBC | 2023-09-01 |
Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence | BBC | 2023-09-01 |
Iran accuses Israel of sabotaging its ballistic missile program by sending faulty parts | BBC | 2023-08-31 |
Iran says Israeli sabotage plot against ballistic missile programme foiled | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-31 |
Iran accuses Israel of supplying potentially exploding parts for ballistic missile program | WT | 2023-08-31 |
Iran accuses Israel of supplying potentially exploding parts for ballistic missile program | TOI | 2023-08-31 |
Iran bans weightlifter for life over handshake with Israeli | TOI | 2023-08-31 |
Iran puts Mahsa Amini's lawyer on trial | Le Monde | 2023-08-30 |
Iran: Weightlifter Mostafa Rajai banned for photo with Israeli | BBC | 2023-08-30 |
Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-30 |
‘Academic decline‘: Why are university professors being expelled in Iran? | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-30 |
Iran says deal agreed with Iraq for disarming, relocation of Kurdish rebels | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-28 |
Tehran and Baghdad reach deal to disarm, relocate Iranian dissident groups | ABC | 2023-08-28 |
Tehran and Baghdad reach a deal to disarm and relocate Iranian dissident groups based in north Iraq | WT | 2023-08-28 |
Iran’s Raisi inaugurates South Pars gasfield after foreign companies exit | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-28 |
Iran says Iraq has agreed to disarm and relocate Kurdistan militants | TOI | 2023-08-28 |
Tennis and football star band together in Iran to invent new world record | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-26 |
US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now? | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-26 |
For Global Oil Markets, a US-Iran Deal Is Already Happening | Bloomberg | 2023-08-26 |
U.S.-Iran prisoner deal highlights plight of other foreign detainees | WP | 2023-08-25 |
With BRICS Invite, Iran Shrugs Off Outcast Status in the West | NYT | 2023-08-25 |
Abundant, cheap Iranian oil supply to cap Russian prices in China - sources | TOI | 2023-08-25 |
A CIA-backed 1953 coup haunts Iran with people still trying to make sense of it | ABC | 2023-08-25 |
AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah's power | Independent | 2023-08-25 |
AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah's power | ABC | 2023-08-25 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt join emerging nations group | TOI | 2023-08-25 |
BRICS Group Announces New Members, Including Iran and Saudi Arabia | NYT | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia set to join the BRICS | Le Monde | 2023-08-24 |
Saudi Arabia and Iran among new members invited to BRICS bloc | DT | 2023-08-24 |
Iran and Saudi Arabia among six new countries asked to join trading bloc to rival G7 | SKY | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in BRICS economic bloc | WT | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in BRICS economic bloc | ABC | 2023-08-24 |
Saudi Arabia, Iran to join BRICS as group admits six new members | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-24 |
Emerging economies group BRICS invites 6 new members, including Saudi Arabia and Iran | CNBC | 2023-08-24 |
Brics to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia | The Guardian | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc | Independent | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc | NPR | 2023-08-24 |
Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia have been invited to join BRICS economic bloc | ABC | 2023-08-24 |
Iran Aims to Boost Oil Output, Complicating OPEC+ and US Efforts | Bloomberg | 2023-08-23 |
Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests | WT | 2023-08-23 |
Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests | Independent | 2023-08-23 |
Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests | ABC | 2023-08-23 |
US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-22 |
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper, claims it could reach Israel | BBC | 2023-08-22 |
Iran unveils attack drone capable of striking Israel | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-22 |
Iran's Booming Oil Flows Surge Above 2 Million Barrels a Day | Bloomberg | 2023-08-22 |
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America's MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel | WT | 2023-08-22 |
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America's MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel | ABC | 2023-08-22 |
Pentagon rejects Iranian claims of ‘intercept’ against US Navy vessels | BBC | 2023-08-21 |
Biden admin accused of abandoning 3 US residents held in Iran as part of ‘ransom’ payment to regime | BBC | 2023-08-21 |
China-brokered Saudi-Iran deal driving ‘wave of reconciliation’, says Wang | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-21 |
Shock footage shows Iranian drones & speedboats swarm US warship in chilling clash in Strait of Hormuz | The SUN | 2023-08-20 |
Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats | ABC | 2023-08-20 |
Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats | Independent | 2023-08-20 |
Iran arrests activists ahead of anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death | Le Monde | 2023-08-19 |
Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease | WT | 2023-08-18 |
Iran’s top diplomat extends Saudi trip, meets Crown Prince MBS | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-18 |
Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions ease | ABC | 2023-08-18 |
Iran's foreign minister meets Saudi crown prince | TOI | 2023-08-18 |
Iranian foreign minister visits Saudia Arabia following countries’ yearslong rivalry | BBC | 2023-08-18 |
Iran arrests 12 female activists in crackdown ahead of protest anniversary | WP | 2023-08-17 |
Mystery deepens as Biden's Iran envoy-in-limbo Malley takes Princeton teaching job | WT | 2023-08-17 |
Riyadh talks: Iran’s FM touts unity on first Saudi visit since ties mended | DT | 2023-08-17 |
Women’s Right Activists in Iran Are Detained as Protests Anniversary Nears | NYT | 2023-08-17 |
Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease | Independent | 2023-08-17 |
Iran Foreign Minister touts unity on first Saudi visit since ties restored | TOI | 2023-08-17 |
Iran sentences filmmaker to prison for screening film at Cannes | F24 | 2023-08-17 |
Saeed Roustaee: Martin Scorsese backs director jailed in Iran for Cannes screening | BBC | 2023-08-17 |
Iran’s FM arrives in Saudi Arabia for first visit since ties mended | F24 | 2023-08-17 |
Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease | ABC | 2023-08-17 |
Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease | ABC | 2023-08-17 |
Inside the Russian effort to build 6,000 attack drones with Iran’s help | WP | 2023-08-17 |
Iranian filmmaker and his producer face prison for showing film at Cannes without state permission | ABC | 2023-08-17 |
Iran Sentences Director Saeed Roustaee to 6 Months Over Film | NYT | 2023-08-16 |
The US and Iran Move Toward a Breakthrough Over Prisoners, Sanctions | Bloomberg | 2023-08-16 |
Iran sentences film-maker over Cannes-selected movie | TOI | 2023-08-16 |
US ‘deterrence’ approach to Iran has not changed, Blinken says | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-15 |
US would welcome any Iranian steps to slow nuclear program | TOI | 2023-08-15 |
UAE condemns terrorist attack on religious shrine in Shiraz, Iran | TOI | 2023-08-15 |
Father, son on hunger strike in Iran prison, outside White House | TOI | 2023-08-15 |
Iran blames ISIL for shrine attack, arrests foreign nationals | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-14 |
Gunman breaks into Shia shrine in Iran and carries deadly attack | DT | 2023-08-14 |
Attack on Iran Shiite shrine leaves one dead | DT | 2023-08-14 |
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair criticizes Biden for $6 billion Iranian hostage deal | WT | 2023-08-14 |
Iran arrests 9 members of Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing | ABC | 2023-08-14 |
Candidate registrations for Iran's parliamentary elections hit record high | ABC | 2023-08-14 |
Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months | DT | 2023-08-13 |
Iran attack: Shiraz shine shooting leaves at least one dead | BBC | 2023-08-13 |
Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others | WT | 2023-08-13 |
Attack on Iranian shrine kills at least four and injures several more as cops arrest one man | The SUN | 2023-08-13 |
Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others | ABC | 2023-08-13 |
Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-13 |
Gunfire erupts at prominent Shiite shrine in Iran, wounding at least 4 people | ABC | 2023-08-13 |
Iran's politicians to debate hijab laws in secret | BBC | 2023-08-13 |
Iran’s Ashura Rituals Have Become a New Form of Protest | NYT | 2023-08-13 |
Russia's geopolitical balancing act between Iran and the UAE | Le Monde | 2023-08-13 |
What is behind the complex deal between the US and Iran? | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-12 |
Girl, 17, whose picture became symbol of Iran protests, says she was 'abducted and tortured' by regime again | SKY | 2023-08-12 |
US considering nearly $6 billion exchange for prisoners held in Iran | DT | 2023-08-12 |
What's behind the tentative U.S.-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds | WT | 2023-08-11 |
A deal to get imprisoned Americans home prompts concerns on what Iran gets in return | NPR | 2023-08-11 |
‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-11 |
China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency reports | Le Monde | 2023-08-11 |
What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds | Independent | 2023-08-11 |
What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds | ABC | 2023-08-11 |
Iran, U.S. advance deal to swap prisoners, free oil funds | WP | 2023-08-11 |
A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground | WT | 2023-08-11 |
Iran moves American prisoners to house arrest as a step in a swap for their release | NPR | 2023-08-11 |
Four Americans move from Iran prison to house arrest as part of a prisoner swap | NPR | 2023-08-11 |
Iran releases five Americans to house arrest in preparation for prisoner swap | DT | 2023-08-11 |
Americans detained in Iran released from prison | SKY | 2023-08-11 |
Iran moves five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest | F24 | 2023-08-11 |
Saudi embassy resumes operations in Iran after seven years, state media reports | F24 | 2023-08-09 |
Iran summons British envoy over his social media post calling for release of detained journalists | ABC | 2023-08-09 |
Iran says it has technology to build supersonic missiles amid US tensions | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-09 |
Iran ready for prisoner swap with the US | DT | 2023-08-09 |
US military buildup in Gulf risks ‘dangerous’ Iran escalation: Analysts | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-08 |
Japan raises concern over Iranian uranium program, Middle East’s suspected supplying of drones to Russia | BBC | 2023-08-08 |
Video shows deadly building collapse in Iran | DT | 2023-08-08 |
Over 3,000 US sailors, marines reach Red Sea amid Iran tensions | TOI | 2023-08-08 |
Texas woman gets probation for stabbing man during sex to avenge Iranian military leader | Independent | 2023-08-07 |
Iran’s foreign minister in first high-level visit to Japan since 2019 | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-07 |
Japan raises concerns over Iran's nuclear enrichment and drone supplies to Russia for Ukraine war | WT | 2023-08-07 |
Japan raises concerns over Iran's nuclear enrichment and drone supplies to Russia for Ukraine war | ABC | 2023-08-07 |
Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-07 |
Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protests | WT | 2023-08-07 |
Taliban prepare suicide bombers in water dispute with Iran | TOI | 2023-08-07 |
Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protests | ABC | 2023-08-07 |
Iran opens registration for candidates in next year's parliament election, the first since protests | Independent | 2023-08-07 |
UK government split over listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorists | Financial Times | 2023-08-06 |
Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment | F24 | 2023-08-06 |
‘What is your business here?’: Iran equips navy with drones, missiles | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-05 |
What is the Kuwaiti-Iranian dispute over the Dorra/Arash gas field? | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-04 |
'US may put armed troops on ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures' | TOI | 2023-08-04 |
U.S. military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures | WT | 2023-08-03 |
US to deploy Marines on commercial tankers to deter Iranian seizures | F24 | 2023-08-03 |
U.S. moves to put Marines on commercial ships to stop Iranian seizures | WP | 2023-08-03 |
US military considers rare plan to put armed troops on civilian ships in effort to stop Iran seizures, officials tell AP | ABC | 2023-08-03 |
Iran’s surprise ‘unprecedented heat’ shutdown raises questions | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-03 |
Iran orders two-day nationwide shutdown due to unprecedented heat | Le Monde | 2023-08-03 |
Sextapes scandal reveals the ‘double life’ of Iran’s ultra-conservative authorities | F24 | 2023-08-02 |
Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures | WT | 2023-08-02 |
'Unprecedented heat': Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures | CNBC | 2023-08-02 |
Iran’s IRGC runs military drills on disputed islands claimed by UAE | Al Jazeera | 2023-08-02 |
Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands | ABC | 2023-08-02 |
Iranian businesses under pressure to enforce hijab rules | Financial Times | 2023-08-02 |
Iran Orders Two-Day Shutdown Because of ‘Unprecedented’ Heat | NYT | 2023-08-01 |
Iran closes government offices, banks, schools for 2 days as temps reach triple-digits | BBC | 2023-08-01 |
GOP reps raise alarm bells over Iran’s influence in ‘American religious institutions’ | BBC | 2023-08-01 |
Iran grants two-day holiday over extreme heat | Le Monde | 2023-08-01 |
Iran announces nationwide shutdown due to soaring heat | SKY | 2023-08-01 |
Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures | ABC | 2023-08-01 |
Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict | ABC | 2023-08-01 |
Iran's drones could reach a new South American market as Bolivia expresses interest | CNBC | 2023-07-31 |
Dispute over Persian Gulf gas field poses early challenge to Saudi-Iranian rapprochement | ABC | 2023-07-31 |
Russia to mass-produce Iran’s 'deadly' kamikaze drones to use against Ukrain | Mirror | 2023-07-31 |
Iran to ‘pursue rights’ over disputed gas field: State media | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-30 |
Iran sex tape scandal: Government says no prior knowledge of alleged behaviou | BBC | 2023-07-30 |
Robert Malley mystery deepens as Biden's Iran envoy remains sidelined | WT | 2023-07-29 |
Iran drought: Residents flee villages as water shortages set in | DT | 2023-07-29 |
Robert Malley mystery deepens as Biden's Iran envoy remains sidelined | WT | 2023-07-29 |
Iranian parliament to consider law targeting 'celebrities' who defy hijab law | F24 | 2023-07-29 |
Iran war plans, deleting security footage, a third defendant: Key takeaways from new Trump documents charges | Independent | 2023-07-28 |
Spain grants nationality to self-exiled Iran chess player Sara Khad | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-27 |
US F-35 fighters arrive in Middle East to deter Iran, assist mission in Syria | BBC | 2023-07-27 |
US Air Force deploys F-35s to Middle East amid threats from Russia, Iran | DEF | 2023-07-27 |
Experts cautious about Iran’s bold claim of AI-guided ‘ghost’ missiles | BBC | 2023-07-27 |
Iran ramps up headscarf crackdown, human rights groups say | DT | 2023-07-27 |
Iran gives 'detailed answers' to UN inspectors over 2 sites where manmade uranium particles found | ABC | 2023-07-26 |
Headscarf crackdown in Iran sees women sacked and their cars confiscated | Independent | 2023-07-26 |
'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran | NPR | 2023-07-26 |
'I'm not afraid of you': Women without hijabs confront Iran's morality police on the streets | SKY | 2023-07-26 |
ivia says it is interested in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect its borders | ABC | 2023-07-26 |
ivia says it is interest in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect its borders | Independent | 2023-07-26 |
A major Iranian e-commerce company was shut down by the morality polic | Quartz | 2023-07-25 |
In Iran, It’s Scorching Hot and Water Supplies Are Shrinkin | NYT | 2023-07-25 |
Argentina demands that Bolivia explain its new defense agreement with Iran | ABC | 2023-07-25 |
Iran says it won't accept new Swedish ambassador amid outrage over Koran desecration in Stockh | WT | 2023-07-24 |
Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters | NYT | 2023-07-24 |
Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown | ABC | 2023-07-24 |
Iranian hornet’s nest of terror groups surround Israel amid calls for new US sanctions | BBC | 2023-07-24 |
What Iran is Really After: A Subscriber+Exclusive Interview | TSB | 2023-07-24 |
Militants kill 4 highway policemen in southeast Iran, state TV says | ABC | 2023-07-23 |
Taliban rejects Iran claim leaders of ISIL sent to Afghanistan | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-23 |
Thousands in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon protest Koran desecration in Sweden | F24 | 2023-07-22 |
Russia evades world’s sanctions with lessons learned from Iran: ‘An alliance of convenience’ | BBC | 2023-07-22 |
Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman | BBC | 2023-07-22 |
Saudi Arabia, Iran summon Swedish diplomats over desecrations of Koran | F24 | 2023-07-21 |
Wagner Mutiny Could Push a Weak Russia Closer to Iran | GLI | 2023-07-21 |
US sending more Navy ships, Marines to the Gulf to counter Iran | F24 | 2023-07-21 |
U.S. sending more warships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran's efforts to seize commercial ships | WT | 2023-07-21 |
Iranian female prisoners tell of filmed strip searches | BBC | 2023-07-20 |
Are Iran and the US on the verge of a new agreement? | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-20 |
Israel's president promotes unity with U.S. against Iran as Netanyahu's government draws criticis | WT | 2023-07-20 |
A look at US sanctions on Russia, Iran from Obama to the Biden years | BBC | 2023-07-20 |
As water shortages intensify Iran’s heat wave, authorities shift bla | WP | 2023-07-19 |
GOP demands answers as mystery over Iran envoy Rob Malley deepens | WT | 2023-07-18 |
Morality police patrols return to Iran streets as Mahsa Amini anniversary nears | F24 | 2023-07-18 |
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissent | TOI | 2023-07-18 |
Pentagon sends warship, jet fighters to Persian Gulf after Iran tries to seize oil tankers | WT | 2023-07-17 |
Iran's 'morality police' are again enforcing the country's strict dress code | NPR | 2023-07-17 |
Concern for German citizen on death row in Iran | DT | 2023-07-17 |
Questions, friction over Biden's point man on Iran mount on Hill | WT | 2023-07-17 |
Iran Steps Up Policing of Women Who Defy Strict Dress Code | NYT | 2023-07-17 |
Iran’s morality police resume hijab patrols after reprieve during protests | WP | 2023-07-17 |
The morality police in Iran have returned to enforce headscarf rules for women | NPR | 2023-07-17 |
Iran’s morality police resume patrols after lull following death of Mahsa Amini | F24 | 2023-07-17 |
Iran morality police back on streets to enforce hijab | TOI | 2023-07-17 |
Iran to resume hijab patrols after protests over death in custody | Financial Times | 2023-07-17 |
Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-17 |
Iran's morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women | WT | 2023-07-17 |
Iran's morality police return in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women | NPR | 2023-07-16 |
U.S.-Iran Stand-Off Hints of Old “Tanker War” | TSB | 2023-07-16 |
Iran's morality police to resume headscarf patrols | BBC | 2023-07-16 |
Alcohol Poisonings Rise in Iran as Bootleggers Defy Ban | NYT | 2023-07-14 |
Iraqi officials are defending a barter deal with Iran, say it doesn't violate US sanctions on Tehran | ABC | 2023-07-13 |
Israel's defense chief travels to Azerbaijan, reaffirming shared opposition to Iran | ABC | 2023-07-13 |
Iraqi officials defending barter deal with Iran, saying it doesn't violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran | WT | 2023-07-13 |
Iran signs agreements with Zimbabwe as Raisi wraps up Africa tour | Al Jazeera | 2023-07-13 |
Iranian president arrives in Zimbabwe to anti-West songs for the last stop on a rare Africa trip | WT | 2023-07-13 |
Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters | WT | 2023-07-12 |
Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters | ABC | 2023-07-12 |
Iran summons Russian ambassador over comments on Persian Gulf territorial dispute in a rare spat | ABC | 2023-07-12 |
Iran's president begins a rare visit to Africa 'to promote economic diplomacy' | ABC | 2023-07-12 |
Iran at odds with allied Russia after Moscow backs UAE in island dispute | CNBC | 2023-07-12 |
U.S. intelligence assessment says Iran not currently developing nuclear weapons | WT | 2023-07-11 |
US intelligence finds Iran not currently pursuing nuclear weapons | F24 | 2023-07-11 |
Iran's president delays Africa tour without elaboration | ABC | 2023-07-11 |
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi jailed over anti-government protests | BBC | 2023-07-10 |
UK to sanction Iran after credible threats from regime | BBC | 2023-07-07 |
Elizabeth Tsurkov Held for Months in Iraq by Militia Linked to Iran | NYT | 2023-07-06 |
Four Countries Sue for Answers Over Airline Downed by Iran’s Missiles | NYT | 2023-07-06 |
Sweden Quran burning: Iran won't send ambassador to Stockholm over incident | BBC | 2023-07-02 |
Israel's Mossad says it abducted hitman from inside Iran | BBC | 2023-06-30 |
Iran protests: Mother of Nika Shakarami tells of anguish | BBC | 2023-06-29 |
Population
The country has a total population of 88,550,570 (1.12% of worldwide)
The average net migration is 28,080 (0.0% of pop)
The population density is around 55 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 88,550,570
The male share is 50.5% and female 49.5%
The urban population represent 76.8% and rural 23.2%
The median age is 28.4
Age distribution:
Age group | Pop | Share | |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 6,515,336 | 7.36% | |
5 | 7,674,471 | 8.67% | |
10 | 6,677,764 | 7.54% | |
15 | 5,827,713 | 6.58% | |
20 | 5,500,369 | 6.21% | |
25 | 6,399,197 | 7.23% | |
30 | 8,383,232 | 9.47% | |
35 | 8,957,513 | 10.12% | |
40 | 7,482,865 | 8.45% | |
45 | 5,766,149 | 6.51% | |
50 | 4,997,521 | 5.64% | |
55 | 4,099,224 | 4.63% | |
60 | 3,519,240 | 3.97% | |
65 | 2,763,948 | 3.12% | |
70 | 1,929,179 | 2.18% | |
75 | 1,090,878 | 1.23% | |
80 | 965,972 | 1.09% |
Location
Iran is located in Southern Asia, Asia
The total country area is 1,622,500 km² (1.25% of worldwide)
Tehran is the capital
Cities
There are 181 cities in Iran in our database, they represent 33.36% of the population of the country altogether
City | Population |
---|---|
Mashhad | 2,307,254 |
Esfahan | 1,547,241 |
Karaj | 1,448,996 |
Tabriz | 1,424,701 |
Shiraz | 1,249,972 |
Qom | 1,011,103 |
Ahvaz | 854,980 |
Kermanshah | 766,742 |
Orumiyeh | 602,443 |
Rasht | 594,619 |
Kerman | 577,547 |
Hamadan | 514,134 |
Arak | 503,673 |
Yazd | 477,926 |
Ardabil | 410,773 |
Abadan | 370,220 |
Zanjan | 357,489 |
Sanandaj | 349,200 |
Qazvin | 333,652 |
Khorramshahr | 331,254 |
Khorramabad | 329,847 |
Eslamshahr | 318,855 |
Kashan | 301,107 |
Khomeynishahr | 277,355 |
Sari | 255,416 |
Borujerd | 251,976 |
Qarchak | 251,857 |
Gorgan | 244,955 |
Sabzevar | 226,208 |
Neyshabur | 220,954 |
Bukan | 213,349 |
Dezful | 212,367 |
Sirjan | 207,661 |
Babol | 202,812 |
Amol | 199,398 |
Birjand | 197,004 |
Bojnurd | 192,062 |
Varamin | 179,620 |
Saveh | 175,545 |
Khoy | 175,386 |
Maragheh | 168,290 |
Mahabad | 162,448 |
Bushehr | 157,778 |
Saqqez | 151,249 |
Rafsanjan | 147,691 |
Ilam | 140,951 |
Miandoab | 132,830 |
Shahrud | 131,895 |
Gonbad-e Qabus | 131,427 |
Iranshahr | 131,242 |
Marv Dasht | 129,483 |
Shahr-e Kord | 129,167 |
Semnan | 124,831 |
Marand | 124,201 |
Zabol | 121,999 |
Do Rud | 114,404 |
Quchan | 111,765 |
Jiroft | 111,560 |
Masjed-e Soleyman | 111,522 |
Marivan | 111,495 |
Bandar-e Anzali | 110,834 |
Jahrom | 107,910 |
Baneh | 104,939 |
Parsabad | 101,715 |
Shahreza | 100,806 |
Kuhdasht | 100,216 |
Bam | 99,276 |
Shirvan | 98,688 |
Fasa | 98,068 |
Do Gonbadan | 94,646 |
Kazerun | 94,518 |
Ahar | 94,355 |
Behshahr | 93,508 |
Aligudarz | 91,048 |
Qorveh | 87,960 |
Borazjan | 86,067 |
Salmas | 81,614 |
Behbahan | 79,335 |
Shushtar | 77,515 |
Khomeyn | 77,431 |
Nahavand | 76,258 |
Alvand | 74,899 |
Naqadeh | 73,535 |
Lar | 71,744 |
Takestan | 71,504 |
Minab | 70,796 |
Abhar | 69,894 |
Chalus | 69,644 |
Khash | 69,608 |
Langarud | 68,153 |
Damghan | 67,698 |
Lahijan | 64,959 |
Darab | 63,324 |
Robat Karim | 62,759 |
Kamyaran | 61,647 |
Piranshahr | 61,420 |
Esfarayen | 59,685 |
Zarand | 58,987 |
Torbat-e Jam | 58,935 |
Shahriyar | 58,855 |
Ardakan | 58,840 |
Harsin | 57,652 |
Pakdasht | 57,416 |
Hashtgerd | 57,128 |
Malard | 56,790 |
Abyek | 55,132 |
Bijar | 53,875 |
Pishva | 53,861 |
Kangavar | 53,418 |
Borujan | 52,660 |
Shahr-e Babak | 52,413 |
Shush | 52,290 |
Meybod | 51,879 |
Takab | 51,546 |
Khalkhal | 51,028 |
Oshnaviyeh | 50,692 |
Tabas | 49,999 |
Falavarjan | 49,847 |
Garmsar | 49,494 |
Rehnan | 49,147 |
Neka | 48,851 |
Bandar-e Torkaman | 48,658 |
Tuysarkan | 48,165 |
Azad Shahr | 47,594 |
Rudsar | 47,506 |
Chabahar | 47,291 |
Omidiyeh | 47,048 |
Sarakhs | 46,505 |
Dehloran | 46,109 |
Talesh | 45,309 |
Golpayegan | 44,920 |
Sonqor | 43,177 |
Baft | 43,081 |
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh | 42,787 |
Maku | 41,517 |
Susangerd | 41,447 |
Ravar | 40,170 |
Astara | 39,067 |
Ramhormoz | 38,825 |
Javanrud | 38,660 |
Sarab | 37,771 |
Taybad | 37,517 |
Tonekabon | 37,504 |
Azar Shahr | 37,349 |
Shadegan | 37,224 |
Bardsir | 37,195 |
Mahdasht | 37,076 |
Mehriz | 36,723 |
Eqbaliyeh | 36,709 |
Fereydun Kenar | 34,100 |
Kalaleh | 33,703 |
Delijan | 33,510 |
Ramsar | 31,976 |
Bafq | 31,218 |
Khormuj | 29,886 |
Damavand | 29,147 |
Bahar | 28,647 |
Juybar | 28,406 |
Minudasht | 27,988 |
Alashtar | 27,703 |
Semirom | 27,222 |
Hadishahr | 26,226 |
Gerash | 25,318 |
Bandar-e Lengeh | 22,771 |
Agha Jari | 22,019 |
Khonsar | 21,148 |
Hendijan | 20,703 |
Ramshir | 19,456 |
Taft | 19,394 |
Abdanan | 19,362 |
Paveh | 17,779 |
Rudbar | 17,085 |
Hashtrud | 16,888 |
Qeshm | 16,691 |
Ardistan | 16,058 |
Faridan | 15,737 |
Tafresh | 14,399 |
Nur | 13,529 |
Mehran | 11,831 |
Fereydunshahr | 11,562 |
Ashtian | 11,020 |
UNESCO sites
There are 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Iran:
List of sites
Site | Type | Date inscribed |
---|---|---|
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran | Cultural | 2008 |
Bam and its Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 2004 |
Bisotun | Cultural | 2006 |
Cultural Landscape of Maymand | Cultural | 2015 |
Golestan Palace | Cultural | 2013 |
Gonbad-e Qābus | Cultural | 2012 |
Historic City of Yazd | Cultural | 2017 |
Hyrcanian Forests | Natural | 2019 |
Lut Desert | Natural | 2016 |
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan | Cultural | 2012 |
Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Cultural | 1979 |
Pasargadae | Cultural | 2004 |
Persepolis | Cultural | 1979 |
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region | Cultural | 2018 |
Shahr-i Sokhta | Cultural | 2014 |
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil | Cultural | 2010 |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 2009 |
Soltaniyeh | Cultural | 2005 |
Susa | Cultural | 2015 |
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex | Cultural | 2010 |
Takht-e Soleyman | Cultural | 2003 |
Tchogha Zanbil | Cultural | 1979 |
The Persian Garden | Cultural | 2011 |
The Persian Qanat | Cultural | 2016 |
Politics
Iran democracy type is: Authoritarian
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2864
Political parties
There are 22 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.39% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $4,387.82 and the GDP per km² is $239,472.42
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 616,561 kt CO2 / yr (1.9% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 21 artists in our database for Iran:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
Artist | Born | Dead |
---|---|---|
Antoine Sevruguin | 1840 | 1933 |
Shirazeh Houshiary | 1955 | |
Parviz Tanavoli | 1937 | |
Shirana Shahbazi | 1974 | |
Tala Madani | 1981 | |
Farshid Moussavi | 1965 | |
Shirin Neshat | 1957 | |
Rokni Haerizadeh | 1978 | |
Mehrdad Yazdani | 1959 | |
Nazgol Ansarinia | 1979 | |
Samira Eskandarfar | 1980 | |
Raha Raissnia | 1968 | |
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian | 1924 | |
Natascha Sadr Haghighian | 1953 | |
Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam | 1924 | |
Marcos Grigorian | 1924 | 2007 |
Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar | 1977 | |
Faramarz Pilaram | 1937 | 1982 |
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | 1937 | |
Chahab | 1951 | |
Abou Farman | 1966 |
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Iran
09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 315 | 3,050 | 70.58% | 7,572,311 |
Deaths | 11 | 69 | 91.67% | 144,933 |
Case Fatality | 3.49% | 2.26% | 12.44% | 1.91% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Iran
There have been a total of 144,933 deaths related to COVID-19 in Iran, 11 yesterday and 69 in the last 7 days (91.67%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Iran
There have been a total 7,572,311 cases related to COVID-19 in Iran, 315 yesterday and 3,050 in the last 7 days (70.58%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Universities
There are 40 universities in Iran in our database