Geography Statistics of Iran

Iran's Information

Land Area	1,531,595 km²
Water Area	116,600 km²
Total Area	1,648,195km² (#17)
Population	82,801,633 (#16)
Population Density	54.06/km²
Government Type	Theocratic Republic
GDP (PPP)	$1,460.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$18,100
Currency	Rial (IRR)
More Information	Iran
Largest Cities	Tehran (7,153,309) Mashhad (2,307,177) Isfahan (1,547,164) Karaj (1,448,075) Tabriz (1,424,641) Shiraz (1,249,942) Qom (900,000) Ahvaz (841,145) Kahriz (766,706) Kermanshah (621,100) View all cities in Iran

Coastline: 1,516 miles (2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea 740 km)
Land Area:
(land) 591,349 sq miles (1,531,595 sq km)
(water) 45,019 sq miles (116,600 sq km)
(TOTAL) 636,368 sq miles (1,648,195 sq km)

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Land Area: (all countries)
Land Divisions: There are 30 provinces in Iran. They are Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Janubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shemali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd and Zanjan.
Horizontal Width: 612.77 miles (986.16 km) from Bushehr east to Zahedan
Vertical Length: 484.9 miles (780.37 km) from Bushehr north to Tehran

Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections
Bordering Countries: (7) Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Geographic Center: About 103.28 miles (166.21 km) northeast of Yazd
Highest Point: Damavand 18,934 ft (5,771 m)
Lowest Point: Caspian Sea -91 ft (-28 m)
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

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