» Iran

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