Outline of Iran

The location of Iran
An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic 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.[1] 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.[2] The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 square kilometres (636,372 sq mi), Iran has a population of over seventy million. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC.[3][4][5] Throughout history, Iran has been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and is a regional power.[6][7] 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

An enlargeable map of Iran

Geography of Iran

An enlargeable topographic map of Iran
Main article: Geography of Iran
 Iraq 1,458 km
 Turkmenistan 992 km
 Afghanistan 936 km
 Pakistan 909 km
 Azerbaijan 611 km
 Turkey 499 km
 Armenia 35 km
  • Coastline: 2,440 km[9]

Environment of Iran

An enlargeable satellite image of Iran
Main article: Environment of Iran

Natural geographic features of Iran

Regions of Iran

Ecoregions of Iran

Main article: Ecoregions in Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran

Provinces of Iran
Main article: Provinces of Iran
Alborz
Ardabil
Bushehr
Chaharmahal
and Bakhtiari
Isfahan
Fars
Gilan
Golestan
Hamadan
Hormozgan
Ilam
Kerman
Kermanshah
Khuzestan
Kohgiluyeh and
Boyer-Ahmad
Kurdistan
Luristan
Markazi
Mazandaran
Qazvin
Qom
Razavi
Khorasan
Semnan
Sistan and
Baluchestan
Tehran
Yazd
Zanjan
North
Khorasan
South
Khorasan
West
Azerbaijan
East
Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
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Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Counties of Iran
Main article: Counties of Iran
Municipalities of Iran

Demography of Iran

Demographics of Iran

Government and politics of Iran

Politics of Iran

Branches of the government of Iran

Main article: Government of Iran

Executive branch of the government of Iran

Legislative branch of the government of Iran

Judicial branch of the government of Iran

Foreign relations of Iran

International organization membership

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Iran

Law of Iran

Military of Iran

Military of Iran

Local government in Iran

History of Iran

Main article: History of Iran, Timeline of the history of Iran, and Current events of Iran
Classic 4-mirrors Chahar-Ai-Ne (Persian چهاﺮآﻳنه)

History of Iran, by period

Pre-Islam Iranian history

Post-Islam Iranian history

Pahlavi and contemporary history of Iran

History of Iran, by subject

Culture of Iran

Culture of Iran

Art in Iran

Sports in Iran

Sports in Iran

Economy and infrastructure of Iran

Economy of Iran

Education in Iran

Education in Iran

See also

Persian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Iran

References

Wikimedia Atlas of Iran

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