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'''Iran''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)''',{{efn|Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân}} is a reactionary religious fundamentalist state in West [[Asia]]. Iran is deeply aligned with the [[campism|eastern camp]] of [[imperialism]] represented by the [[Russian Federation]] and the [[People's Republic of China]]. | '''Iran''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)''',{{efn|Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân}} is a reactionary religious fundamentalist state in West [[Asia]]. As of 2025, the country has a population of 92,417,681<ref>[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/iran-population/ "Iran Population (2025)"]. ''Worldometer''.</ref> and a land area of 1,648,195 km<sup>2</sup>, making it the sixth-largest country in Asia. It is bordered by [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]] to its east, [[Turkmenistan]] to its northeast, [[Armenia]], [[Türkiye]], and [[Azerbaijan]] to its northwest, and [[Iraq]] to its west. | ||
Iran is deeply aligned with the [[campism|eastern camp]] of [[imperialism]] represented by the [[Russian Federation]] and the [[People's Republic of China]]. | |||
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| Islamic Republic of Iran جمهوری اسلامی ایران (Persian) Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân | |
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Motto: اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ Allāhu ʾakbar (Takbir) "God is the Greatest" (de jure) استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Esteqlâl, Âzâdi, Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi "Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic" (de facto) | |
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Anthem: مهر خاوران Mehre khāvarān "Eastern Sun" | |
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| Capital and largest city |
Tehran |
| Official languages | Persian |
| Mode of production | State, bureaucrat capitalism |
| Government | Unitary bourgeois theocratic autocratic regime |
• Supreme Leader |
Ali Khamenei |
• President |
Masoud Pezeshkian |
• Vice President |
Mohammad Reza Aref |
| History | |
• Median kingdom |
circa 678 BC |
• Achaemenid Empire |
550 BC |
• Parthian Empire |
247 BC |
• Sasanian Empire |
224 AD |
• Iranian Intermezzo |
821 |
• Safavid Iran |
22 December 1501 |
• Afsharid Iran |
22 January 1736 |
• Zand Iran |
1751 |
• Qajar Iran |
20 March 1794 |
• Constitutional Revolution |
12 December 1905 |
| 15 December 1925 | |
| 11 February 1979 | |
• Current constitution |
3 December 1979 |
• Constitution amendment |
28 July 1989 |
| Area | |
• Total |
1,648,195 km² (17th) |
| Population | |
• 2025 estimate |
92,417,681 |
• Density |
52 km² (132nd) |
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI),[a] is a reactionary religious fundamentalist state in West Asia. As of 2025, the country has a population of 92,417,681[1] and a land area of 1,648,195 km2, making it the sixth-largest country in Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan and Afghanistan to its east, Turkmenistan to its northeast, Armenia, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan to its northwest, and Iraq to its west.
Iran is deeply aligned with the eastern camp of imperialism represented by the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.
References
- ↑ "Iran Population (2025)". Worldometer.
Notes
- ↑ Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân