Iran flag information
Description flag of Iran
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white and red; the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band
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Official country name
Islamic Republic of Iran
Local names
Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran (long)
Iran (short)
Nationality
Iranian(s) (noun) Iran (adjective)
Languages spoken
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Government type
theocratic republic
Population
65,875,224 ranked 21, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport. The lowest point is Caspian Sea -28 m.
Coastline
Coastline 2,440 km. Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)
Land borders
5,440km, Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan-proper 432 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km.
Administrative divisions
30 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shomali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan
Independence
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)
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