Official Name: Islamic Republic of Iran Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan Capital: Tehran Area: total: 1,648,195 sq km land: 1,531,595 sq km water: 116,600 sq km Lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m Highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m

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Population: 80,840,713 (July 2014 est.) Nationality: Iranian(s) Ethnic groups: Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Arab 2%, Turkmen and Turkic tribes 2%, other 1% Religions: Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3% Languages: Persian (official) 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 7%, Luri 6%, Balochi 2%, Arabic 2%, other 2%

Mostly arid or semiarid. Subtropical along the Caspian coast

Government type: Theocratic Republic Independence: 1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed) National holiday: Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

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