Iran, The Country
Iran is located in the Middle East. Its area is 1.6 million square km.
(636,294 square mi.) which makes it one of the larger countries in the
region.
Coordinates
Northernmost latitude ...... N40o
Southernmost latitude ...... N25o
Westernmost longitude ... E45o
Easternmost longitude ... E63o
Borders
It is bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian
Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. Its total land boundaries is 5,440
km. It borders eight countries.
Afghanistan ............................... 936 km
Armenia .................................... 35 km
Azarbaijan-proper ..................... 432 km
Azerbaijan_Naxcivan exclave .....179 km |
Iraq ...............................1458 km
Pakistan ........................ 909 km
Turkey ............................. 499 km
Turkmenistan .................. 992 km |
Coastline
Caspian Sea .............................. 740 Km
Persian Gulf and Oman Gulf ..... 2440 Km
Exclusive economic zone.....bilateral agreements, or median lines in
the Persian Gulf Territorial
sea...............................................................................................12
nm Contiguous
zone.............................................................................................24
nm Continental shelf.............................................................................................
Natural prolongation
| Area
Total area .... 1.648 million square km
Land area .... 1.636 million square km
Elevation
Lowest point ... Caspian Sea -28 m
Highest point ...Qolleh-ye Damavand 5671 m |
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| Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast |
Terrain
Rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains;
small, discontinuous plains along both coasts |
Natural Resources
Iran has large deposits of natural resources. Petroleum,
natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
are found in large quantities in Iran. |
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Land Use
Arable land .......................... 8%
Meadows and pastures.......... 27%
Other .................................. 54% |
Permanent crops .................................... 0%
Forest and woodland ..............................11%
Irrigated land ......... 57,500 sq. km (1989 est.) |
Administrative Divisions
Capital: Tehran
There are 25 provinces.
Provinces in Alphabetic Order
Ardabil
Bushehr
Fars
Hormozgan
Kermanshahan
Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi
Markazi
Sistan va Baluchestan
Zanjan |
Azarbayjan-e Gharbi
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari
Gilan
Ilam
Khorasan
Kordestan
Mazandaran
Tehran |
Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Esfahan
Hamadan
Kerman
Khuzestan
Lorestan
Semnan
Yazd |
Major Populated Cities (1992)
Tehran
7,207,334
Mashhad
1,720,631
Isfehan
1,159,102
Tabriz
1,102,882
Shiraz
973,161 |
Ahvaz
752,639
Kermanshah
631,199
Qom
766,549
Uromieh
375,431
Rasht
363,045 |
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