Located at the heart of the Middle East, Iran borders Caspian Sea to the North and Persian Gulf to the South. Iran contains all the four seasons each almost three months long. Iran contains different environments from the high mountains to beautiful forests, and to strange deserts. It would not be an exaggeration to call Iran a "small continent" because there exists a 35-degree centigrade difference in temperature between the northern and southern regions in all the seasons.
AREA: 1, 648,195 sq. Km
LAND BORDERS: TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN,
PAKISTAN, KUWAIT, IRAQ, TURKEY, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN
WATER BORDER: CASPIAN SEA, PERSIAN GULF, GULF OF OMAN
HIGHEST ELEVATION: Mt. DAMAVAND 18934 ft.
LOWEST ELEVATION: 92 ft. BELOW SEA LEVEL ALONG CASPIAN SHORE
CAPITAL: TEHRAN
MAJOR CITIES: ISFAHAN, SHIRAZ, MASHHAD, TABRIZ, ABADAN, KERMAN, YAZD
POPULATION: 66, 624, 704 (2002)
ETHNICITY: PERSIAN, AZERI, KURD, LUR, ARAB, TURKMEN, BALUCH, BAKHTIARI,...
RELIGIONS: ISLAM, ZOROASTRIANISM, CHRISTIANITY, JUDAISM, ...
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FARSI (PERSIAN)
INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICALS, CEMENT, METAL FABRICATING, TEXTILES, TOURISM,...
