General Information

Official name:                     The Iranian Islamic Republic

Capital:                                Tehran

Extent:                                 1 648 195 square kilometres

Population number:         70 495 782 (2006)

Official language:              Persian

State organization:           Republic

Main religion:                    Shiits Moslems (93%), Sunnit Moslems (6%)

Time:                                  Cntral European Time + 2,5 hours