The tourism industry in Iran has very high potential for growth and development. There are a lot of tourist attractions in this country and many tourists travel to Iran. so, we decided to provide you with information from Iran.

“Iran facts”

Continent: Asia

Region: Western Asia

Capital: Tehran

Government Type: Islamic Republic

Currency: IRR

Population: 81,824,270

Total Area: 636,368 Square Miles (1,648,195 Square Kilometers)

Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

Language: Turkish and Turkic dialects (Azerbaijani & Turkmen) 50%, Farsi and Persian dialects 35%, Kurdish 9%, Lori 2%, Baluchi 1%, Arabic 1%, other 2%

Coordinates: 32°00'N, 53°00'E

Area: Ranked 18th

• Total1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq. mi)

• Land            99.27%

• Water 0.73%

Coastline: 2,440 km (1,520 mi)

Borders: Total land borders: 5,894 km (3,662 mi)

Afghanistan: 921 km (572 mi)

Armenia: 44 km (27 mi)

Azerbaijan (proper): 432 km (268 mi)

Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan exclave): 179 km (111 mi)

Iraq: 1,599 km (994 mi)

Pakistan: 959 km (596 mi)

Turkey: 534 km (332 mi)

Turkmenistan: 1,148 km (713 mi)

Highest point: Mount Damavand (5,610 m (18,406 ft.))

Lowest point: Caspian (Khazar) Sea (−28 m (−91.9 ft.))

Longest river: Karun

Largest lake:  Lake Urmia