| Official name: |
Islamic Republic of Iran
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| Capital: |
Tehran
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| Area: |
total: 1.648 million sq km
land: 1.636 million sq km
water: 12,000 sq km
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| Climate: |
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
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| Geographic coordinates: |
32 00 N, 53 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than Alaska
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 5,440 km
border countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan-proper 432 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km
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| Coastline: |
2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)
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| Terrain: |
rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
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