Iran
Iran is in Southern Asia, Asia. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.
At a glance
- Capital
- Tehran
- Continent
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Status
- UN member state
- Population
- 82,913,906
- Area
- 1,622,833 km²
1.1% of the world’s people, 1.1% of its land
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Regions of Iran
Iran is divided into 31 first-level regions (province).
- Alborz
- Ardebil
- Bushehr
- Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari
- East Azarbaijan
- Esfahan
- Fars
- Gilan
- Golestan
- Hamadan
- Hormozgan
- Ilam
- Kerman
- Kermanshah
- Khuzestan
- Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad
- Kordestan
- Lorestan
- Markazi
- Mazandaran
- North Khorasan
- Qazvin
- Qom
- Razavi Khorasan
- Semnan
- Sistan and Baluchestan
- South Khorasan
- Tehran
- West Azarbaijan
- Yazd
- Zanjan
Countries bordering Iran
More countries in Southern Asia
Questions about Iran
- What is the capital of Iran?
- The capital of Iran is Tehran.
- How many regions does Iran have?
- Iran has 31 first-level administrative regions: province.
- Is Iran a UN member?
- Yes, Iran is one of the 193 UN member states.
- Which continent is Iran in?
- Iran is in Asia, in the Southern Asia region.
- Which countries border Iran?
- Iran borders Turkmenistan, Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan.