Basic Information About Iran:

Population: The population of the Islamic Republic of Iran is 80,465,019.

GDP:  $ 1.3 trillion (2016)

Climate:  Iran is one of the only countries in the world which has the complete four seasons. In summer, the weather can be cool as well as warm, and in the cold winters, it can be mild. A large part of the country suffers great extremes of heat and cold between summer and winter and rainfall is mainly confined to winter and spring. Summers are warm to hot with virtually continuous sunshine, with high humidity on the southern coasts. Very high temperatures can be experienced along the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea with a danger of heat exhaustion. Winter weather is very changeable with some mild, wet spells but also some very cold periods with frost and snow. 

People:  The largest ethnic groups, which are major factors in Iranian politics, are Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, and Lors. Others include Turkomen, Qashqai, Mazandarani, Talysh and Gilaki.

Religion:  Sunni and Shi’i are the two largest branches of Islam, with the overwhelming majority of Iranians practicing Shi’i Islam. About 90 percent of Iranians practice Shi’ism, the official religion of Iran.[By contrast, most Arab states in the Middle East are predominantly Sunni.

Capital:  Tehran is the capital of Iran and is also the largest city in the Middle East.

Language:  Persian is the official language of Iran.

Currency:  The Iranian Rial is the currency of Iran.

Time Zone: UTC+03:30