Geography of Iran
- Iran is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Middle East
- Iranian plateau
- Asia
- Time zone: Iran Standard Time UTC+03:30, Iran Daylight Time UTC+04:30
- Extreme points of Iran
- High: Damavand 5,610 m (18,406 ft)
- Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,440 km
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- Iraq 1,458 km
- Turkmenistan 992 km
- Afghanistan 936 km
- Pakistan 909 km
- Azerbaijan 611 km
- Turkey 499 km
- Armenia 35 km
- Coastline: 2,440 km
- Population of Iran: 70,049,262 people (2006 estimate) - 17th most populous country
- Area of Iran: 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) - 18th largest country
- Atlas of Iran
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