Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Islamic Republic of Iran | | **Common Name** | Iran | | **Native Name(s)** | ایران (Iran) | | **Nicknames** | Persia, Land of the Aryans | | **Motto** | Esteghlal, Azadi, Jomhouri-e Eslami (Independence, Freedom, the Islamic Republic) | | **Geographic Level** | Country | | **Country** | Iran | | **State/Province** | 31 Provinces | | **Capital** | Tehran | | **Government Type** | Unitary Islamic republic | | **Date Founded** | c. 3200 BC (Elamite Empire), 1979 (Islamic Republic) | | **Time Zone** | IRST (UTC+03:30) | | **Latitude** | 32.0000° N | | **Longitude** | 53.0000° E | | **Elevation** | Varies (Caspian Sea at -28m, Mount Damavand at 5,609m) | | **Total Area** | 1,648,195 km² (636,372 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~88.5 million (2023 estimate) | | **Population Density** | 53 / km² | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 10-digit postal codes | | **Area Codes** | +98 | | **Official Languages** | Persian (Farsi) | | **Currency** | Iranian Rial (IRR) | | **Demonym** | Iranian