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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Alaska |
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Capital city with population
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Tehran - 7,160,094 |
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Largest city
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Teheran |
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Largest city population
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6,836,000 |
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[18th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Tehran - 7,160,094 |
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Location
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan |
Map references
Middle East |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[36th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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natural prolongation |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[90th of 190]
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Natural hazards
periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes |
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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39°46'N |
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Population density
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39.84 people per sqkm |
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[154th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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41.71 people/m²
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[140th of 204]
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Precipitation
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230 mm |
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[84th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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140.32 people/km² of arable lan |
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[45th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,648,200 km²
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[17th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Kuh-e Damavand |
Terrain
rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
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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