Passport card
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
- Capital
- Tehran
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Rial
- Languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- People
- About 9 crore
- Size
- About 16.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
- Old name
- Persia
- Time
- 2 hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 10 am in Tehran
⭐ Iran grows almost 90% of the world's saffron.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Iran
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Iran
Turn the globe with your finger. Iran has 7 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Iran and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 2.0 times the size of Iran.
- PeopleIndia has about 16 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 9 crore in Iran.
- DistanceTehran is about 2,500 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeIran is 2 hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 10 am in Tehran.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Iran, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Iran
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Iran's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Iran back on the map
Iran and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Iran worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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