Capital: Tehran

Population: 80,311,566 (estimated in 2015)

Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR)

Official Language: Persian

Unofficial Languages: Arabic, Turkic, Kurdish, Gilaki, Luri, Balochi, and others

Main Religion: Islam

Ethnic Groups: Persian, Kurd, Arab, Azeri, Lur, Baloch, Turkmen, Turkic and others

Largest Cities: Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj

Main Sport: Football, Wrestling, Voleyball

Political System: Theocratic Republic