Iran - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Islamic Republic of Iran

Area in Km²

1,648,195

Population

77,176,930 population

Capital

Tehran

Religion

95% Islam; 5% Other

Government

Unitary theocratic presidential republic

Language

Official language

Persian

Languages spoken

Arabic, Azerbaijani, English

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+3

Currency

Currency

Iranian rial

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

Low criminality risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed - capital punishment

Theft & Scams

Low

Credit cards

Popular

No

Cards

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+98

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

230

Hz

50