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Localisation: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Coordonnées géographiques: 32° 0' N, 53° 0' E
Côte: 2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km) km
Climat: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Relief: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Sommets: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
Risques naturels: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Monnaie: Iranian rial (IRR)
Population: 65,397,521 (July 2007 est.)
Langues: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Capitale: Tehran
Découpage administratif: 30 provinces: 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, Zanjan

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