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Middle East > Iran > Geography

IRANIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Alaska
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly larger than Alaska
Area > Land 1,636,000 sq km [19th of 236]
    (per capita) 24.642 sq km per 1,000 people ... [64th of 201]
Area > Total 1,648,000 sq km [24th of 248]
    (per capita) 25.886 sq km per 1,000 people ... [70th of 193]
Area > Water 12,000 sq km [35th of 237]
    (per capita) 183.493 sq km per 1 million peo [79th of 225]
Capital city with population Tehran - 7,160,094
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Coastline 2,440 km [56th of 249]
    (per capita) 37.31 km per 1 million people [155th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Caspian Sea -28 m
Geographic coordinates 32 00 N, 53 00 E
Geography > Note
strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport
Irrigated land 76,500 sq km [5th of 185]
    (per capita) 1,169.769 sq km per 1 million peo [11th of 173]
Land area > sq. km 1,636,200 km² ... [17th of 206]
    (per capita) 23.973 km² per 1,000 people ... [65th of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran, iran (islamic rep. of), iran (islamic republic of), Iran, Islamic Rep. of, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Islamic Rep. of Iran

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