Ethnic, separatist and religious symbols
| Name: | Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) |
| Local name (Persian): | (ﻥﺍﺮﻳﺍ ﻰﻣﻼﺳﺍ ﻯﺭﻮﻬﻤﺟ) ﻥﺍﺮﻳﺍ |
| Former name: | Persia (ﺱﺭﺎﻓ) – until 1936 |
| Bordering countries: | Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 648 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 68 279 ths. |
| Capital: | Teheran (ﻥﺍﺮﻬﺗ) |
| Official language: | Persian |