Administrative divisions
32 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
AlborzArdabilBushehrChaharmahal and BakhtiariEast AzerbaijanFarsGilanGolestanHamadanHormozganIlamIsfahanKermanKermanshahKhuzestanKohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadKurdistanLorestanMarkaziMazandaranMazandaranNorth KhorasanQazvinQomRazavi KhorasanSemnanSistan and BaluchestanSouth KhorasanTehranWest AzerbaijanYazdZanjan
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 1,745,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 215,600 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 32 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and PakistanCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 2,440 km; note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 5,894 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Afghanistan 921 km; Armenia 44 km; Azerbaijan 689 km; Iraq 1,599 km; Pakistan 959 km; Turkey 534 km; Turkmenistan 1,148 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coastsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfurCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Kuh-e Damavand 5,625 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Caspian Sea -28 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 1,305 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | almost 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly smaller than AlaskaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf; continental shelf: natural prolongationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
