Area Total | 1,648,195 sq km |
Climate | mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast |
Natural Resources | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
Imports | UAE 29.8%, China 12.7%, Turkey 4.4%, South Korea 4%, Germany 4% (2017) – industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services |
Government | theocratic republic |
Capital | Tehran |
Population | Population field listing 83,024,745 (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes |
Language | Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic |
Exports | China 27.5%, India 15.1%, South Korea 11.4%, Turkey 11.1%, Italy 5.7%, Japan 5.3% (2017) – petroleum 60%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore |
News about Iran
- Iran-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission holds meeting in Tehranby siavash on September 15, 2025
Iran-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission holds meeting in Tehran TEHRAN (Iran News) Representatives from Iran and Pakistan have opened the 22nd meeting of the Joint Economic Commission in the capital, Tehran, and have agreed to draw up a roadmap aimed at boosting bilateral trade to $10 billion within the next three months. Speaking at the opening ceremony […]
- Iran elected as vice-chair of IAEA General Conference in Viennaby siavash on September 15, 2025
Iran elected as vice-chair of IAEA General Conference in Vienna TEHRAN (Iran News) Iran has been elected as one of the eight vice-presidents of the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, with the support of the Middle East and South Asia (MESA) group. Peter Burian, Slovakia’s Resident Representative to the […]
- 13 new Iranian products registered with World Intellectual Property Organizationby siavash on September 15, 2025
13 new Iranian products registered with World Intellectual Property Organization TEHRAN (Iran News) Thirteen new Iranian products have been officially registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), according to a senior advisor at Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade. Mehdi Mirsalehi told IRNA on Monday that the milestone […]
- Iran, Tajikistan culture ministers hold talks in St. Petersburgby siavash on September 15, 2025
Iran, Tajikistan culture ministers hold talks in St. Petersburg TEHRAN (Iran News) The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Abbas Salehi, and his Tajik counterpart, Matlubakhon Sattoriyon, have held a meeting to discuss views on expanding cooperation. Salehi, who traveled to St. Petersburg to participate in the multilateral international event, held […]
- Iran’s Exports to Eurasian Union Rise by 20 Percentby siavash on September 15, 2025
Iran’s Exports to Eurasian Union Rise by 20 Percent TEHRAN (Iran News) Mohammadreza Dehghan Dehnavi, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade, told IRNA in Yazd on Saturday night that the implementation of a comprehensive free trade agreement between Iran and the EAEU countries since May 14 of this year has created a favorable environment for The […]
- Islamic world should collectively confront Israel’s warmongering: FM Araghchiby siavash on September 15, 2025
Islamic world should collectively confront Israel’s warmongering: FM Araghchi TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has once again condemned the Israeli aggression against Qatar and elsewhere, warning that the Israeli regime’s warmongering is seriously endangering stability in the West Asia region. Araghchi made the remarks during talks […]
- Zare Snatches Iran’s First Gold at 2025 World Wrestling Championshipsby siavash on September 15, 2025
Zare Snatches Iran’s First Gold at 2025 World Wrestling Championships TEHRAN (Iran News) The heavyweight freestyler defeated Giorgi Meshvildishvili of Azerbaijan 5-0 in the final bout of 125kg. He had defeated Puerto Rico’s Jonovan Smith 11-0 in Round of 16, Georgian Solomon Manashvili 10-0 in quarterfinals, and Bahrain’s Shamil Sharipov 7-0 in […]
- President Pezeshkian heads to Qatar for Arab-Islamic emergency summitby siavash on September 15, 2025
President Pezeshkian heads to Qatar for Arab-Islamic emergency summit TEHRAN (Iran News) President Masoud Pezeshkian has headed to Qatar to attend an Arab-Islamic emergency summit which is held in the wake of growing Israeli aggression in the West Asia region. The Iranian president left Tehran for Doha on Monday morning. In the Qatari capital, he will […]
- Iran, Tajikistan Expand Economic Cooperationby siavash on September 15, 2025
Iran, Tajikistan Expand Economic Cooperation TEHRAN (Iran News) According to the Karaj Chamber of Commerce, the ambassador’s visit included a joint meeting with local business leaders, talks with the governor of Alborz, and tours of key production facilities. The trip highlighted promising prospects for strengthening Iran-Tajikistan economic ties. Parham […]
- Araghchi travels to Qatar to attend Arab-Islamic Ministerial Preparatory Meetingby siavash on September 14, 2025
Araghchi travels to Qatar to attend Arab-Islamic Ministerial Preparatory Meeting TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has traveled to Qatar to attend an Arab-Islamic Ministerial Preparatory Meeting. The Iranian foreign minister departed for Qatar’s capital, Doha, early on Sunday. The meeting is set to be held later in the day. The meeting […]