Islamic Republic of Iran

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Jomhuri-ye Isl�mi-ye Ir�n
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran

125px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 85px-Coat_of_arms_of_Iran.svg.png
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
Esteql�l, �z�di, jomhuri-ye esl�mi
"Independence, freedom, Islamic Republic"
Anthem
Sorud-e Melli-ye Ir�n

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Capital

Largest city
Tehran
33°26�S, 70°40�W
Tehran

Official languages Persian (Farsi)

Government
 - Supreme Leader
President
Speaker of the Majlis
Islamic republic
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ali Larijani

Establishment
 - Median Kingdom
Pahlavi dynasty established
Islamic Republic established

625BC
1925
1979

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

1,648,195 km²
636,372 sq mi
0.7

Population
 - July 2008 est.
 - Density
 

70,472,846
42/km²
109/sq mi

GDP
 - Total
 - Per capita
2008 estimate
$382.328 billion
$5,246

Gini 44.5 (medium)

HDI 0.777 (medium)

Currency Iranian rial (IRR)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
IRST (UTC+3:30)
(IRDT) (UTC+4:30)

Internet TLD .ir

Calling code +98
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