- Source: Outline of Iran
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran:
Iran – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south and the Caspian Sea to its north. Shi'a Islam is the official religion, and Persian 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 1,648,195 square kilometres (636,372 sq mi). Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. Throughout history, Iran has been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and is a regional power. The political system of Iran, based on the 1979 Constitution, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader, currently Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
General reference
Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Iran, archaic Persia
Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Iran
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Iranian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Iran
International rankings of Iran
18th largest country
17th most populous country
ISO country codes: IR, IRN, 364
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IR
Internet country code top-level domain: .ir
Geography of Iran
Geography of Iran
Iran is: a country
Location:
Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Asia
Southwest Asia
Middle East
Iranian plateau
Armenian highlands
Caucasus (partly)
Time zone: Iran Standard Time UTC+03:30, Iran Daylight Time UTC+04:30
Extreme points of Iran
High: Damavand 5,610 m (18,406 ft)
Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft)
Land boundaries: 5,440 km
Iraq 1,458 km
Turkmenistan 992 km
Afghanistan 950 km
Pakistan 950 km
Azerbaijan 611 km
Turkey 499 km
Armenia 35 km
Coastline: 2,440 km
Population of Iran: 79,966,230 people (2017 estimate) - 18th most populous country
Area of Iran: 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) - 18th largest country
Atlas of Iran
= Environment of Iran
=Environment of Iran
Climate of Iran
Environmental issues in Iran
Renewable energy in Iran
Geology of Iran
List of earthquakes in Iran
Protected areas of Iran
Biosphere reserves in Iran
National parks of Iran
Wildlife of Iran
Fauna of Iran
Birds of Iran
Mammals of Iran
Natural geographic features of Iran
Glaciers of Iran: None
Islands of Iran
Lakes of Iran
Mountains of Iran
Volcanoes in Iran
Rivers of Iran
Waterfalls of Iran
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
Provinces of Iran
Counties of Iran
Municipalities of Iran
= Provinces of Iran =
Provinces of Iran
= Counties of Iran =
Counties of Iran
= Municipalities of Iran =
Municipalities of Iran
Cities of Iran
Capital of Iran: Tehran
= Demography of Iran
=Demographics of Iran
Government and politics of Iran
Politics of Iran
Form of government: Islamic republic
Capital of Iran: Tehran
Elections in Iran
Political parties in Iran
Taxation in Iran
= Branches of the government of Iran
=Government of Iran
Executive branch of the government of Iran
Assembly of Experts
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: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
Head of government: President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi
Vice President of Iran - anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. There are currently 11 Vice Presidents in Iran:
First Vice President, Mohammad Mokhber
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization, Ali Salajegheh
Vice President and Head of Plan and Budget Organization, Davoud Manzour
Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization, Meysam Latifi
Vice President for Executive Affairs, Mohsen Mansouri
Vice President for Science and Technology and Head of Iran's National Elites Foundation, Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi
Vice President for Legal Affairs, Mohammad Dehghan
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs, Mohammad Hosseini
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Ensieh Khazali
Council of Ministers of Iran
Ministry of Agricultural, Mohammad Ali Nikbakht
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Issa Zarepour
Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Sowlat Mortazavi
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ehsan Khandozi
Ministry of Education, Rezamorad Sahraei
Ministry of Energy, Ali Akbar Mehrabian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Minister of Health and Medical Education, Bahram Eynollahi
Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Abbas Aliabadi
Ministry of Intelligence and National Security, Esmaeil Khatib
Ministry of Interior, Ahmad Vahidi
Ministry of Justice, Amin Hossein Rahimi
Ministry of Petroleum, Javad Owji
Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kioumars Hashemi
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Ezzatollah Zarghami
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
= 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:
= Law and order in Iran
=Law of Iran
Capital punishment in 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: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
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 Resistance Force (paramilitary force. Compare with 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
Current events of Iran
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
Arya (Iran)
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
=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
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
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
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
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 29th (twenty-ninth)
Agriculture in Iran
Banking in Iran
National Bank of Iran
Communications in Iran
Internet in Iran
Companies of Iran
Currency of Iran: Rial
ISO 4217: IRR
Economic history of 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
Airports in Iran
Rail transport in Iran
Roads in Iran
Urban plans in Iran
Water supply and sanitation in Iran
Education in Iran
Education in Iran
See also
Iran
Index of Iran-related articles
International rankings of Iran
List of international rankings
List of Iran-related topics
Member state of the United Nations
Outline of Asia
Outline of geography
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Iran
The President of Iran
Iran Electoral Archive
The Majlis (Legislature) of Iran Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
Iran.ir
Persian language (Persian)
Wikimedia Atlas of Iran
Iran travel guide from Wikivoyage
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), YouTube.
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), Google. 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), Google.
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-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, [1].
The Second International Festival of Peace Poetry, Iran, 16 May 2009: (English), (Persian).
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