Iran

Country in Southern Asia

Iran is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Tehran. About 92.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 17th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,648,195 km², it is the 17th largest country by area. It borders Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan and 2 more.

Iran at a glance

Capital: Tehran
Population (2025): 92.4 million
Area: 1,648,195 km²
Density: 56 per km²
Official language: Persian (Farsi)
Currency: Iranian rial
People: Iranian
Calling code: +98
Internet domain: .ir
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Iran?

How Iran compares

Population rank

17th of 195

9th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

17th of 195

6th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

56 per km²

More crowded than 33% of countries

Similar in size: Mongolia (1,564,110 km²).
Similar population: Turkey (85.9 million).
Iran is the only place that uses the Iranian rial.
Persian (Farsi) is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Iran

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Its outline

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How players do with Iran

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Iran so far, from 103 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

76% right

153rd hardest of 176 · 82 answers

Its flag

91% right

130th hardest of 145 · 21 answers

Players find Iran on the map in 76% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Iraq.
Players recognise the flag of Iran in 91% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.

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Countries that border Iran

Iran borders 7 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

Quick quiz: Iran

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Iran?
2. What is the capital of Iran?
3. Which of these borders Iran?

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Questions about Iran

Is Iran a country?

Yes. Iran is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Iran?

The capital of Iran is Tehran.

Which countries border Iran?

Iran borders 7 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

How many countries border Iran?

7. Iran shares a land border with 7 countries.

How big is Iran?

Iran covers 1,648,195 km², about the same size as Mongolia (1,564,110 km²).

Is Iran hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Iran in 76% of 82 tries, 153rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Iraq.

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