The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran:

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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sovereign country A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terr ...

located in

Southwest Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...

and the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

. Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

to the south and the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

to its north. Shi'a Islam is the official religion, and

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

is the official language. Iran's population is about 83,500,000; and is the 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at . Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC.Xinhua, "New evidence: modern civilization began in Iran", 10 August 2007
retrieved 1 October 2007
retrieved 1 October 2007 Iranian.ws, "Archaeologists: Modern civilization began in Iran based on new evidence", 12 August 2007
retrieved 1 October 2007 Throughout history, Iran has been of

geostrategic Geostrategy, a subfield of geopolitics, is a type of foreign policy guided principally by geographical factors as they inform, constrain, or affect political and military planning. As with all strategies, geostrategy is concerned with matching m ...

importance because of its central location in

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago ...

and is a

regional power In international relations, since the late 20thcentury, the term "regional power" has been used for a sovereign state that exercises significant power within a given geographical region.Joachim Betz, Ian Taylor"The Rise of (New) Regional Pow ...

.parliament.uk, "Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Eighth Report, Iran
retrieved 1 October 2007
, retrieved 1 October 2007 The political system of Iran, based on the 1979

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princ ...

, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader, currently

Ayatollah Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیت‌الله, āyatollāh) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Etymology The title is originally derived from Arabic word p ...

Ali Khamenei.

General reference

Pronunciation Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct pronunciation") or simply the way a particular ...

: * Common English country name:

, archaic

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

* Official English country name: The

Islamic Republic of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

* Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

* Demonym(s): *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Iran *

International rankings of Iran The following are international rankings for Iran: Agriculture Communication and information technology Demographics Economy Education Energy Environment and ecology General Globalization Health History and culture ...

** 18th largest country ** 17th most populous country *

ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...

: IR, IRN, 364 *

ISO region codes ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...

: See ISO 3166-2:IR *

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all ...

.ir .ir is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Iran. It is managed by the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences. Second-level domains * .ir – public * .ac.ir – academic (tertiary education and research est ...

Geography of Iran

Geography of Iran Geographically, the country of Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. Topographically, it is predominantly located on the Persian Plateau. Its mountains have impacted both the political and the ...

* Iran is: a

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

* Location: ** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere **

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Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

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Iranian plateau The Iranian plateau or Persian plateau is a geological feature in Western Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. It comprises part of the Eurasian Plate and is wedged between the Arabian Plate and the Indian Plate; situated between the Zagros ...

**** Armenian highlands **

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

(partly) **

Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

Iran Standard Time Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran. Iran uses a UTC offset UTC+03:30. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east meridian, the same meridian which defines the Iranian calendar and is the official meridian of ...

UTC+03:30,

Iran Daylight Time Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) is the time zone used in Iran. Iran uses a UTC offset UTC+03:30. IRST is defined by the 52.5 degrees east meridian, the same meridian which defines the Iranian calendar and is the official meridian of ...

UTC+04:30 ** Extreme points of Iran *** High:

Damavand Mount Damavand ( fa, دماوند ) is a dormant stratovolcano, the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia and the highest volcano in Asia and the 2nd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro), at an elevation of . ...

*** Low:

** Land boundaries: 5,440 km :: 1,458 km :: 992 km :: 950 km :: 950 km :: 611 km :: 499 km :: 35 km :* Coastline: 2,440 km

also borders the

, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea. *

Population of Iran Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 79,966,230 people (2017

estimate Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate or approximation, which is a value that is usable for some purpose even if input data may be incomplete, uncertain, or unstable. The value is nonetheless usable because it is de ...

) - 18th most populous country * Area of Iran: - 18th largest country * Atlas of Iran

Environment of Iran

Environment of Iran Environmental issues in Iran include, especially in urban areas, vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents which contribute to poor air quality. A report by the United Nations Environment Programme ranked Iran at 117th place ...

* Climate of Iran * Environmental issues in Iran * Renewable energy in Iran *

Geology of Iran The main points that are discussed in the geology of Iran include the study of the geological and structural units or zones; stratigraphy; magmatism and igneous rocks; ophiolite series and ultramafic rocks; and orogenic events in Iran. Geological ...

List of earthquakes in Iran Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive. Geology and history The Iranian ...

* Protected areas of Iran ** Biosphere reserves in Iran **

National parks of Iran The National parks and protected areas, and wildlife refuges, of Iransepehr Listings There are around 200 protected areas in Iran to preserve the precious biodiversity of this country and there are about 16 National Parks among them that are ...

Wildlife of Iran The wildlife of Iran include the fauna and flora of Iran. One of the most famous wildlife of Iran is the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus''), which today survives only in Iran. History The wildlife of Iran first ...

Fauna of Iran The wildlife of Iran include the fauna and flora of Iran. One of the most famous wildlife of Iran is the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus''), which today survives only in Iran. History The wildlife of Iran first ...

*** Birds of Iran *** Mammals of Iran

Natural geographic features of Iran

* Glaciers of Iran: None * Islands of Iran *

Lakes of Iran A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Mountains of Iran A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

** Volcanoes in Iran *

Rivers of Iran A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...

Waterfalls of Iran A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ...

* Valleys of Iran * List of World Heritage Sites in Iran

Regions of Iran

Ecoregions of Iran

List of ecoregions in Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran The first level of country subdivisions of Iran are the provinces ( fa, استان‌ها ; ''ostānhā''). Each province is further subdivided into counties called shahrestan ( fa, شهرستان, translit=shahrestān), and each county (or shahr ...

Provinces of Iran Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces ( fa, استان ''ostân''), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: , '' markaz'') of that province. The provincial authority is h ...

Counties of Iran Iran's counties (''shahrestan'', fa, شهرستان, also romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives ...

*** Municipalities of Iran

= Provinces of Iran

= Counties of Iran

= Municipalities of Iran

= Municipalities of Iran *

Cities of Iran This is a list of cities in Iran, categorized by province. The census years listed below comes from the Statistical Center of Iran; since the year 2006 the country of Iran has had a census every 5 years. The cities that are bold are capitals of pro ...

** Capital of Iran:

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Demography of Iran

Demographics of Iran Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...

Government and politics of Iran

Politics of Iran The politics of Iran takes place in the framework of an Islamic theocracy which was formed following the overthrow of Iran's millennia-long monarchy by the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution. Iran's system of government (''nezam'') has been d ...

* Form of government: Islamic republic * Capital of Iran:

Elections in Iran Iran elects on national level a head of state and the head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the Supreme Leader). City and Village Council elections are also held every four yea ...

* Political parties in Iran *

Taxation in Iran Taxation in Iran is levied and collected by the Iranian National Tax Administration under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Government of Iran. In 2008, about 55% of the government's budget came from oil and natural gas reve ...

Branches of the government of Iran

Government of Iran

Executive branch of the government of Iran

Assembly of Experts The Assembly of Experts ( fa, مجلس خبرگان رهبری, majles-e khobregân-e rahbari), also translated as the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership or as the Council of Experts, is the deliberative body empowered to appoint the Supreme ...

** Elects the Supreme Leader ** Has the constitutional authority to remove the Supreme Leader from power at any time ** Supervises the Supreme Leader in the performance of legal duties *

Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran ( fa, رهبر ایران, rahbar-e irān) is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Supreme Leader directs the executive system and judicial system of the Islamic theocratic government and is the co ...

, Ali Khamenei *

Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

President of Iran The president of Iran ( fa, رئیس‌جمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader. The president ...

Ebrahim Raisi Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati ( fa, سید ابراهیم رئیس‌الساداتی; born 14 December 1960), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi ( fa, ابراهیم رئیسی ), is an Iranian principlist politician, Muslim jurist, and the eight ...

Vice President of Iran The vice president of Iran ( fa, معاون رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran, as anyone appointed by the president of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. , there are ...

- anyone appointed by the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. There are currently 10 Vice Presidents in Iran: *#First Vice President,

Eshaq Jahangiri Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi ( fa, ‌اسحاق جهانگیری کوهشاهی, ; born 21 January 1958) is an Iranian politician who served as the sixth first vice president from 2013 until 2021 in Hassan Rouhani's government. Jahangiri was the ...

*#Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran,

Ali Akbar Salehi Ali Akbar Salehi ( fa, علی‌اکبر صالحی, ; born 24 March 1949) is an Iranian academic, diplomat and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, who served in this position from 2009 to 2010 and also from 2013 to 2021. He se ...

*#Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization,

Masoumeh Ebtekar Masoumeh Ebtekar ( fa, معصومه ابتکار; born 21 September 1960) was the former Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, from August 9, 2017, to September 1, 2021. She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 ...

*#Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht *#Vice President for Executive Affairs,

Mohammad Shariatmadari Mohammad Shariatmadari (born 24 June 1960) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare. He was in position of minister of Industry, from 2017 to 2018. He also served as minister of commerce from 1997 to ...

*#Vice President for Science and Technology and Head of

Iran's National Elites Foundation Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF) ( fa, بنياد ملي نخبگان, '' Benyad-e Mili-ye Nuxebegan'') is an Iranian governmental organization. The main purpose of the foundation is to recognize, organize and support Iran's elite nationa ...

, Sorena Sattari *#Vice President for Legal Affairs, Elham Aminzadeh *#Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs,

Majid Ansari Majid Ansari ( fa, مجید انصاری; born in 1954 in Khanuk, Kerman Province) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly Vice President for Legal Affairs from July 12, ...

*#Vice President for International Affairs, Akbar Torkan *#Vice President and Head of

Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs ( fa, بنیاد شهید و امور ایثارگران ''Bonyad Shahid va Omur-e Ithargaran'') is an Iranian foundation that receives its funding directly from the national budget. Amir-Hossein Ghaz ...

, Mohammad-Ali Shahidi *#Vice President and Head of

Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization ( fa, وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران, ''Vâzart-e Miras-e Ferhengi-ye, Gârdâshigâri-ye vâ Sânai'-ye Dâsti-ye Iran'') is ...

Mohammad-Ali Najafi Mohammad-Ali Najafi ( fa, محمدعلی نجفی; born 13 January 1952) is an Iranian mathematician and reformist politician who was the Mayor of Tehran, serving in the post for eight months, until April 2018. He held cabinet portfolios during ...

*#Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi * Council of Ministers of Iran *# Ministry of Agricultural, Mahmoud Hojjati *#

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. T ...

Mahmoud Vaezi Mahmoud Vaezi ( fa, محمود واعظی, born 22 May 1952) is an Iranian engineer, politician and former diplomat. He was minister of communication from 2013 until 2017 and chief of staff of the president of Iran from 2017 to 2021. He obtaine ...

*# Minister of Cooperatives,

Mohammad Abbasi Mohammad Abbasi ( fa, محمد عباسی, born 28 February 1958) is an Iranian politician who is the former minister of youth affairs and sports. He was Minister of Cooperatives in the first and second Cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2 ...

*# Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance,

Ali Jannati Ali Jannati ( fa, علی جنتی, born 1949) is an Iranian politician and former diplomat who served as counselor to the head of Iranian presidential administration, in the second cabinet of Hassan Rouhani. He was minister of culture from 15 A ...

Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL; fa, وزارت دفاع و پشتیبانی نیروهای مسلح, vezarat-e defa' va poshtibani-ey niruha-ye mosallah) is the defence ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran and pa ...

, Hossein Dehghan *# Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ali Tayebnia *#

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

, Ali Asghar Fani *# Ministry of Energy (Iran), Ministry of Energy, Hamid Chitchian *# Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif *# Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran), Minister of Health and Medical Education, Hassan Hashemi *# Ministry of Industries and Business (Iran), Ministry of Industries and Business, Mohammadreza Nematzadeh *# Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (Iran), Ministry of Intelligence and National Security, Mahmoud Alavi *# Ministry of Interior (Iran), Ministry of Interior, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli *# Ministry of Justice (Iran), Mostafa Pour Mohammadi *# Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran), Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Ali Rabei *# Ministry of Petroleum (Iran), Ministry of Petroleum, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh *# Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (Iran), Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Reza Faraji Dana *# Ministry of Transportation and Housing (Iran), Ministry of Transportation and Housing, Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi *# Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Iran), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mahmoud Goudarzi

Legislative branch of the government of Iran

* Majlis of Iran (unicameral parliament) ** drafts legislation ** ratifies international treaties ** approves the national budget * Guardian Council ** 12 members *** 6 appointed by the Supreme Leader *** 6 elected by the Majlis ** Powers and responsibilities: *** Supervises elections *** Approves or rejects candidates for president, Majlis, and the Assembly of Experts *** Reviews all bills passed by the Majlis for constitutionality and compatibility with Islamic law, and approves or vetoes them * Expediency Discernment Council ** Appointed by Supreme Leader ** Main purpose is to mediate disputes between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians ** Also serves as an advisory board to the Supreme Leader

Judicial branch of the government of Iran

Judicial system of Iran * Supreme Court of Iran * Special Clerical Court - for trying Muslim clerics, and accountable only to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader

Foreign relations of Iran

Foreign relations of Iran * Iran-Arab relations * Diplomatic missions in Iran * Diplomatic missions of Iran

International organization membership

International organization membership of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran is a member of: *Colombo Plan (CP) *Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *Group of 15 (G15) *Group of 24 (G24) *Group of 77 (G77) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *Islamic Development Bank (IDB) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (observer) *South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer) *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Confederation of Labour (WCL) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Iran

Law of Iran * Capital punishment in Iran * Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Constitution of Iran * Crime in Iran * Human rights in Iran (1925–1979) ** Human rights in the Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) ** Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) ** LGBT rights in Iran ** Freedom of religion in Iran * Law enforcement in Iran

Military of Iran

Military of Iran * Command ** Commander-in-chief:

, Ali Khamenei *** Ministry of Defence (Iran), Ministry of Defence of Iran * Defense industry of Iran * Forces (Iran has two armies) ** Army of Iran ** Navy of Iran ** Air Force of Iran ** Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps *** Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps *** Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps *** Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps *** Quds Force (Special Forces) ** Basij, Basij Resistance Force (paramilitary force. Compare with National Guard (disambiguation), National Guard) * Iran and weapons of mass destruction * Military history of Iran * Military ranks of Iran

Local government in Iran

Local government in Iran * City and Village Councils of Iran

History of Iran

History of Iran *Timeline of the history of Iran *Portal:Current events/Iran, Current events of Iran Shar-ayna (4 mirrors) armour (cleaned)

* Iran hostage crisis * History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran * Military history of Iran ** Iran–Iraq War * Timeline of the Iranian Islamic revolution * Chahar-Ai-Ne (Persian چهاﺮآﻳنه) * Plated mail

History of Iran, by period

Pre-Islam Iranian history

* Palaeolithic Era in Iran * Archaeological sites in Iran * Tappeh Sialk * Jiroft culture * Kura-Araxes culture * Atropatene * Arran (Caucasus) * Shahr-i Sokhta * Akkadian Empire * Elam * Mannaeans * Aratta * Kingdom of Pontus * Urartu * Neo-Assyrian Empire * Neo-Babylonian Empire * Aratti theory * Aryan * Indo-Iranians * Iran naming convention * Kassites * List of ancient Persians * List of kings of Persia * Parthia ** Parthian Empire ** Arsacid dynasty of Iberia ** Arsacid dynasty of Armenia ** Arsacid Dynasty of Caucasian Albania * Persian war elephants * Median Empire * Achaemenid Empire ** Greco-Persian Wars * Seleucid Empire * Parthian Empire **Roman-Parthian Wars * Sassanid Empire **Byzantine-Sassanid Wars **Persian Armenia **Asorestan

Post-Islam Iranian history

* Islamicization in Iran * Islamic Conquest of Iran * Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 * Treaty of Gulistan * Treaty of Akhal * Treaty of Zuhab * Treaty of Turkmenchay * Sallarids * Ak Koyunlu * Kara Koyunlu * Safavids * Qajar dynasty * Ottoman-Persian Wars * Russo-Persian Wars

Pahlavi and contemporary history of Iran

* Constitutionalist movement of Gilan * List of prime ministers of Iran * Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran * Persian Constitutional Revolution * Persian Corridor * White Revolution * Human rights in the Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) * Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) * Iran–Iraq War * United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war * United States support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq war * 1988 Massacre of Iranian Prisoners * Ahvaz Bombings

History of Iran, by subject

* Science and technology in Iran, History of science in Persia * Military history of Iran * Prime Minister of Iran * Persianization * Persian mythology * Iranian continent * Iranian Azerbaijan * Iranian Kurdistan * Iranian peoples * Iranology * Islamic Cultural Revolution * Chicago's Persian heritage crisis, University of Chicago's Persian heritage crisis * Islam in Iran * Islamicization in Iran * Turko-Persian tradition * Kayanian dynasty

Culture of Iran

Culture of Iran * Architecture of Iran * Cuisine of Iran * Ethnic minorities in Iran * Festivals in Iran * Languages of Iran * Media in Iran * List of museums in Iran, Museums in Iran * National symbols of Iran ** Emblem of Iran ** Flag of Iran ** National anthem of Iran * People of Iran * Prostitution in Iran * Public holidays in Iran * List of records of Iran, Records of Iran * Religion in Iran ** Buddhism in Iran ** Christianity in Iran ** Hinduism in Iran ** Islam in Iran ** History of the Jews in Iran * List of World Heritage Sites in Iran

Art in Iran

* Art in Iran * Cinema of Iran * Literature of Iran * Music of Iran **Iranian musical instruments * Television in Iran * Iranian theatre

Sports in Iran

Sports in Iran * Football in Iran

Economy and infrastructure of Iran

Economy of Iran * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 29th (twenty-ninth) * Agriculture in Iran * List of banks in Iran, Banking in Iran ** National Bank of Iran * Communications in Iran ** Internet in Iran * List of companies of Iran, Companies of Iran *Currency, Currency of Iran: Iranian rial, Rial **ISO 4217: IRR * History of the Islamic Republic of Iran#Economy, Economic history of Iran * Energy in Iran, Energy policy of Iran * Health care in Iran * Industry of Iran * Mining in Iran * Petroleum industry in Iran * Tehran Stock Exchange * Tourism in Iran * Transport in Iran ** List of airports in Iran, Airports in Iran ** Rail transport in Iran ** Roads in Iran * Urban plans in Iran * Water supply and sanitation in Iran

Education in Iran

References

External links

The President of Iran

Iran Electoral Archive

The Majlis (Legislature) of Iran

Iran.ir

Persian language
(Persian) * * *
First Iranians
Reference Articles on Iran By Manouchehr Saadat Noury
Iranian Innovations
* ''Faces of Iran: The World in One Nation'' (a sequence of still photographs, showing the richness of the ethnic and religious diversity of the people of Iran)
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* ''Rageh Inside Iran'', a BBC Four production, 17 February 2007, * Farhad Nabipour, ''From Persia to Iran'', Part I, AMIR Productions, 4 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music — 28 min 8 sec)
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Highly recommended! * Farhad Nabipour, ''From Persia to Iran'', Part II, AMIR Productions, 10 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music — 21 min 46 sec)
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* Some Iranian folk-songs sung by Shusha Guppy in the 1970s:
''Silver Gun''
(from Shiraz)
''Wheat Flower''
(a harvest song)
''The Rain''
(from the Gilan Province)
''The Stars in Heaven''
(from Shiraz)
''On Top of the Hill''
(from Shiraz)
''The Silken Handkerchief''
(from the Fars Province)
''Darling Leila''
(from the Gilan Province)
''I Have Come to Ravish My Heart''
(from the Lorestan Province)
''The Lor Youth''
(a Bakhtiari people, Bakhtiari-Tribe song)
''Lullaby''
(from Gorgan)
''Girl from Boyer-Ahmadi Tribe''
(from the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province)
''My Beloved is Short''
(from the Fars Province)
''The Water Pipe''''You Must Come to Me''
(from Mamasani County)
''Darling Dareyne''
(from the Mazandaran Province).
For further details see
''Iranian''
* Nir Rosen, ''Selling the War with Iran'', The Washington Note, Thursday, May 1, 2008

* The Second International Festival of Peace Poetry, Iran, 16 May 2009
(English)
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