Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 1,648,000 km2 (636,000 sq mi)
land: 1,636,000 km2 (632,000 sq mi)
water: 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Land boundaries:
total: 5,440 kilometres (3,380 mi)
border countries: Afghanistan 936 kilometres (582 mi), Armenia 35 kilometres (22 mi), Azerbaijan-proper 432 kilometres (268 mi), Azerbaijan-Nakhchivan exclave 179 kilometres (111 mi), Iraq 1,458 kilometres (906 mi), Pakistan 909 kilometres (565 mi), Turkey 499 kilometres (310 mi), Turkmenistan 992 kilometres (616 mi)
Coastline: 2,440 kilometres (1,520 mi)
note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea, for 740 kilometres (460 mi)
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caspian Sea −28 metres (−91.9 ft)
highest point: Mount Damavand 5,610 metres (18,410 ft)
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Iran
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