The following is the general information that helps tourists and visitors to know more about Iran. These are some information about land and people, culture, facilities, communications, transportation and etc.

  • National name: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran)
  • Chief of state: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (1989)
  • Total area: 636.372 sq. mi (1.648.195 km2)
  • Monetary unit: Rial
  • Population (2024): 91,567,738
  • Capital: Tehran
  • Languages: Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Lori, Balochi, Arabic, Gilaki, other.
  • Other large cities: Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz
  • Ethnicity/ race: Persian, Azerbaijani, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Arab, Kurd, Lor, Baloch, Turkmen, other.
  • Religion: Islam, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i
  • New Year: March 21st (Nowruz)

  • GDP Annual Growth Rate (2024): 4.60%
  • Inflation rate (2024): 35.8%
  • Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (2024): 77.85 years
  • Infant mortality (2024): 10.152 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.31% decline from 2023.\
  • Birth rate (2024): 15.889 births per 1000 people, a 2.8% decline from 2023
  • Density per sq. km: 51.46 people, a 0.71% increase from 2023
  • Agriculture: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton, dairy products, wool, caviar.
  • Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food
    processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabrication, armaments. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur.
  • Exports: Exports in Iran decreased to 13498 USD Million in the second quarter of 2024 from 13646 USD Million in the first quarter of 2024.
  • Import: Imports in Iran decreased to 14326 USD Million in the second quarter of 2024 from 18525 USD Million in the first quarter of 2024.

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over twelve centuries, with three successive native dynasties—the Achaemenid, the Parthian, and the Sasanian—controlling an empire of unprecedented size and complexity.

With an area of 1.648 million square kilometers, Iran is the 17th largest country in the world.

Tehran, the capital city of Iran, is the country’s largest and most populated city. Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz and Mashhad are other major cities of the country.

With a population of 9,616,010 in the city and 16.8 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East.

Persian (Farsi) is the official language of the country and is widely spoken. A large number of people also speak other languages/dialects namely Azeri, Kurdish, Lori, Arabic, Baluchi, Gilaki, Mazandarani/Tabari, and Turkmen.

What are Iran’s top 5 exports?

The main Iranian exports are Ethylene Polymers, Crude Petroleum, nuts and Acyclic Alcohols. Iran mostly exports to China, Turkey, Pakistan, UAE, and Germany.

Communications:

  • Telephone: Fixed telephone subscriptions: 29.019.900 (2023)
  • Mobile cellular: A total of 146.5 million cellular mobile connections were active in Iran in early 2024
  • Radio broadcast stations:
    • IRIB Radio Iran (National Radio)
    • IRIB Radio Farhang (Culture)
    • IRIB Radio Payam (Info & Entertainment)
    • IRIB Radio Quran (Holy Quran)
    • IRIB Radio Maaref (Education)
    • IRIB Radio Javan (Youth)
    • IRIB Radio Varzesh (Sports)
    • IRIB Radio Salamat (Health)
    • IRIB Radio Eghtesad (Economy & Business)
    • IRIB Radio Namayesh (Arts)
    • IRIB Radio Ava (Music)
    • IRIB Radio Goftogoo (Interviews)
    • IRIB Radio Saba
    • IRIB Radio Talavat
    • IRIB Radio Monasebati
    • IRIB Radio Ziarat
    • IRIB World Service (Broadcast in many languages)
    • 39 number of IRIB Provincial Stations
  • Television broadcast stations:
    • IRIB TV1, TV2, TV3, TV4, TV5/Tehran TV
    • IRINN (News Channel)
    • IRIB Amoozesh (Education Channel)
    • IRIB Quran (Religion and Life Channel)
    • IRIB Mostanad (Documentary Channel)
    • IRIB Namayesh (Movie and TV Series Channel)
    • IRIB Varzesh (Sports Channel)
    • IRIB Pooya & Nahal (Young Children Channel)
    • IRIB Salamat (Health and Fun Channel)
    • IRIB Tamasha (TV Series Channel)
    • IRIB Nasim (Fun and Entertainment Channel)
    • IRIB Ofogh (Cultural, Artistic and Social Channel)
    • IRIB Omid (Teenager Channel)
    • iFilm (Entertainment Channel in Persian Language)
    • IRIB UHD-HDR (4K Channel)
    • 8 number of foreign channels
    • 33 number of provincial channels
    • 4 number of closed and merged channels
  • Internet hosts: there are about 20 number of Best Most Popular Hosting Companies in Iran like:
    • Netafraz Iranian Ltd
    • Netmihan Communication Company Ltd
    • Abrarvan Bgp Anycast
    • Asiatech Data Transmission Company
    • Mihan Web Host
    • Pars Shabakeh Azarakhsh Llc
    • Hostiran Network
    • and more
  • Internet users: There were 73.14 million internet users in Iran at the start of 2024

Transportation:

  • Railways: 12,998 kilometers (2024)
  • Highways: about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 mi) + 840 kilometers (late March 2025)
  • Iran surface area: 1745150 sq. Km (2021)
    • Surface area is a country’s total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • Ports and harbors:
    • Caspian Port — Gilan province
    • Amirabad Port — Mazandaran province, largest port on the coast of the Caspian Sea
    • Port of Shahid Rajaee — Hormozgan Province
    • Chabahar Port — Sistan and Baluchistan Province
    • Parsian Port — Hormozgan Province
    • Bandar Abbas
    • Bandar Anzali
    • Bandar Khomeini
    • Bandar Mahshahr
    • Bandar Noshahr
    • Bandar Taheri
    • Bushehr
    • Chabahar
    • Cyrus Terminal
    • Khorramshahr
    • Kish Island
    • Lavan Island
    • Ras Bahregan
  • Airports: Iran had 319 airports which made Iran the 22nd country in the world with most airports.