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Iran is a country in Southern Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Islamic Republic of Iran. In Arabic, the name is written إيران, and the capital طهران. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of Iran is Tehran. Tehran lies at about 36° north and 51° east. The official language of Iran is Persian (Farsi). Its currency is the Iranian Rial, with the symbol ﷼ and the international code IRR.
Iran covers about 1,648,195 square kilometres, which puts it 17th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Pakistan, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Pakistan. Other countries in Southern Asia include India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Iran with the other countries of the same region.