Country of the Day
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Today's Featured Country
Iran
Middle East
sovereign
IR
Key Facts
Capital
Tehran
Population
89,177,357 (2025 est.)
Area
1,648,195 sq km
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Currency
Iranian rial (IRR) [﷼]
Government type
theocratic republic
Life expectancy at birth
75.6 years (2024 est.)
Religions
Muslim (official) 98.5%, Christian 0.7%, Baha'i 0.3%, agnostic 0.3%, other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Hindu) 0.2% (2020 est.)
Independence
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed); notable earlier dates: ca. 550 B.C. (Achaemenid or Persian Empire established); A.D. 1501 (Iran re...
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
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