Iran (Geopolity)

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Empire of Iran 𐬌𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬱𐬀𐬵𐬭 (Farsi) Iranšahr
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "𐬀𐬥𐬛𐬀𐬱 𐬥𐬀𐬐𐬆, 𐬔𐬎𐬟𐬙𐬀𐬭 𐬥𐬀𐬐𐬆, 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬛𐬀𐬭 𐬥𐬀𐬐𐬆" (Farsi) (Andaš Nake, Guftar Nake, Kerdar Nake) "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds"
Anthem: Long Live our Shahanshah
Iran on the globe
Capital and largest city	Rhages
Official languages	Farsi in the Avestan alphabet
Recognized national languages	Avestan (Liturgical)
Recognized regional languages	Azeri, Kurdish, Luri, Gilaki, Mazanderani, Armenian, Turkmen, Arabic, Balochi, Pashto, Tajik, Qashqai, Laki, Suret, Khorasani Turkic, Tati, Talysh
Ethnic groups	76.6% Farsis 3.3% Azeris 2.6% Kurds 2.1% Mazanderanis 2.1%Armenians 1.8% Lurs 1.4% Gilaks 1.2%Turkmens 1.1% Baloch 1.1% Arabs 1% Pashtuns 0.8% Talyshs 0.7% Qashqai Turks 0.7% Tajiks 0.5% Jews 0.4% Khorasani Turks 0.3% Tats 0.1% Mandaeans 0.2% Other
Religion	95.1% Zoroastrianism (Official) 2.3% Christianity - 73.9% Armenian Apostolic Church - 17.5% Nestorianism - 6.9% Jacobite Church - 1.7% Other Christianity 1% Islam - 43.6% Hanbali Sunnism - 29.3% Isma'ili Shi'ism - 20.4% Ahmadiyya - 6.7% Other Islam 0.5% Judaism 0.4% Manichaeism 0.2% Bahaʼí_Faith 0.1% Yazidism 0.1% Mandaeism 0.3% Irreligion or Other
Demonym(s)	Iranian
Government	Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Shahanshah (Shahbanu if female)	His Majesty Ardashir VI
• Wuzurg Framadar	Her Excellency Behdis Gaanjia
Legislature	The Imperial Diet
• Upper house	The Darbar
• Lower house	The Mehestan
Establishment History
Area
• Total	1,764,538 km2 (681,292 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.1%
Population
• 2024 estimate	105,400,000
• 2020 census	103,674,582
• Density	59.7/km2 (154.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$2.73 trillion
• Per capita	$25,888
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$852.7 billion
• Per capita	$8,090
Gini	33.7 medium
HDI	0.881 very high
Currency	Iranian Daric (Ð)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST) [No DST]
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy (Z.E.R. and CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+98
ISO 3166 code	IR
Internet TLD	.ir

Iran, historically known as Persia by Western nations, and officially the Empire of Iran, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by the Ottoman Empire to the west, Russia to the northwest, the Central Asian Union to the northeast, the Caspian Sea to the north, and the Iranian Gulf to the south, near Arabia. With over 100 million people in an area of 1.76 million sq km (about 680 thousand sq mi), Iran ranks as the 3rd largest nation in the Middle East by population