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ABOUT IRAN

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Iran is situated in the south west of Asia, in the Middle East. It has an area of about 1.6 million square kilometres and with a population of about 79 million; Iran is one of the biggest countries in the region. Tehran is the largest and most populated city and also serves as the counties’ capital. The country is neighboured to the East by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the West by Iraq and Turkey, to the North by the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkmenistan and is bounded in the South by the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The official language is Farsi and the state religion is Islam. Iran is regarded as one of the oldest civilizations

Iran located in the middle of Asia providing it with strategic role in the region. The country is a member of the United Nation, NAM, OIC, OPEC, ECO and many other international organizations

Iran is a semi industrial country but is rich in oil and natural gas resources. It has the world’s third largest oil reserves (equating to about 130 billion barrels worth) as well as the second largest gas reserves. Iran serves as the second largest OPEC oil and gas exporter and has the potential of becoming an energy giant. Currently the largest oil fields under use are in the Khorasan and Khozestan province. Iran’s other major resources include iron, manganese, chromite, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, gold, silver, uranium, sulphur, salt, precious stones, building stones and coal.  

Facts about Iran

Number of provinces: 30

Number of towns: 335

Number of counties: 889

Number of cities: 1015

Number of villages: 2400

The flag of Iran consists of three horizontal coloured bands consisting of green, white and red respectively. The Iranian emblem is situated in the middle of the flag.

Iran’s main exports include oil, natural gas, carpets and rugs, fruit, nuts (pistachios, raisins, dates), skin and hide, caviar, petrochemical products, textiles, garments, food products and construction products.

Iran’s main imports include machinery, metal parts, food, medicine, technical services and technology and chemical products

Iran is one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural products in the region and produces wheat, rice, cereals, sugar beet, fruit, seeds, pistachio, almond, walnut, cotton, milk products, wool, and caviar. Due to excessive demand for these products, it is also an importer of some of these products.

Iran’s currency is the Iranian Rial where 10 Rials equates to 1 Toman.

Transportation: Iran has an extensive railway network of around 7400 kilometres as well as around 157 000 kilometres of roads. The country has 4000 kilometres of oil pipelines and 4600 kilometres of gas pipelines

Iran’s most important ports: Abadan, Ahvaz, Shahid Beheshti port, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr port, Imam Khomeini port, Mahshahr port, Turkmen port, Khoramshahr and Noshahr