Outline of Iran

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran:
Iran - sovereign country located in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south and the Caspian Sea to its north. Shi'a Islam is the official religion, and Persian is the official language. Iran's population is about 83,500,000; and is the 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. Throughout history, Iran has been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and is a regional power. The political system of Iran, based on the 1979 Constitution of [Islamic Republic of Iran|Constitution], comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader, currently Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Iran, archaic Persia
Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Iran
Common endonym:
Official endonym:
Adjectival: Iranian
Demonym:
Etymology: Name of Iran
International rankings of Iran
* 18th largest country
* 17th most populous country
ISO country codes: IR, IRN, 364
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IR
Internet country code top-level domain: .ir

Geography of Iran

Geography of Iran

Iran is: a country
Location:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Eurasia
** Asia
*** Southwest Asia
** Middle East
*** Iranian plateau
*** Armenian highlands
* Caucasus
* Time zone: Iran Standard Time UTC+03:30, Iran Daylight Time UTC+04:30
* Extreme points of Iran
** High: Damavand
** Low: Caspian Sea
* Land boundaries: 5,440 km
Population of Iran: 79,966,230 people – 18th most populous country
Area of Iran: – 18th largest country
Atlas of Iran

Environment of Iran

Environment of Iran

Natural geographic features of Iran

Regions of Iran

Ecoregions of Iran

List of ecoregions in Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran

Administrative divisions of Iran

Provinces of Iran
* Counties of Iran
** Municipalities of Iran
Provinces of Iran

Provinces of Iran

Counties of Iran

Counties of Iran

Municipalities of Iran

Municipalities of Iran

Cities of Iran
* Capital of Iran: Tehran

Demography of Iran

Demographics of Iran

Government and politics of Iran

Politics of Iran

Branches of the government of Iran

Government of Iran

Executive branch of the government of Iran

Assembly of Experts
* Elects the Supreme Leader
* Has the constitutional authority to remove the Supreme Leader from power at any time
* Supervises the Supreme Leader in the performance of legal duties
Head of state: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
Head of government: President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian
President of Iran">President of Iran">President of Iran – anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. There are currently 11 Vice Presidents in Iran:
#First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref
#Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami
#Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization, Ali Salajegheh
#Vice President and Head of Plan and Budget Organization, Davoud Manzour
#Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization, Meysam Latifi
#Vice President for Executive Affairs, Mohsen Mansouri
#Vice President for Science and Technology and Head of Iran's National Elites Foundation, Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi
#Vice President for Legal Affairs, Mohammad Dehghan
#Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs, Mohammad Hosseini
#Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi
#Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Ensieh Khazali
Council of Ministers of Iran
# Ministry of Agricultural, Mohammad Ali Nikbakht
# Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Issa Zarepour
# Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Sowlat Mortazavi
# Islamic Guidance (Iran)|Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance], Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
# Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
# Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ehsan Khandozi
# Ministry of Education, Rezamorad Sahraei
# Ministry of Energy, Ali Akbar Mehrabian
# Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
# Minister of Health and Medical Education, Bahram Eynollahi
# Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Abbas Aliabadi
# Ministry of Intelligence and National Security, Esmaeil Khatib
# Ministry of Interior, Ahmad Vahidi
# Ministry of Justice, Amin Hossein Rahimi
# Ministry of Petroleum, Javad Owji
# Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
# Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash
# Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kioumars Hashemi
# Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Ezzatollah Zarghami

Legislative branch of the government of Iran

Majlis of Iran
* drafts legislation
* ratifies international treaties
* approves the national budget
Guardian Council
* 12 members
** 6 appointed by the Supreme Leader
** 6 elected by the Majlis
* Powers and responsibilities:
** Supervises elections
** Approves or rejects candidates for president, Majlis, and the Assembly of Experts
** Reviews all bills passed by the Majlis for constitutionality and compatibility with Islamic law, and approves or vetoes them
Expediency Discernment Council
* Appointed by Supreme Leader
* Main purpose is to mediate disputes between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians
* Also serves as an advisory board to the Supreme Leader

Judicial branch of the government of Iran

Judicial system of Iran

Supreme Court of Iran
Special Clerical Court – for trying Muslim clerics, and accountable only to the Supreme Leader

Foreign relations of Iran

Foreign relations of Iran

International organization membership

International organization membership of Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a member of:

Law and order in Iran

Military of Iran

Islamic [Republic of Iran Armed Forces]

Local government in Iran

Local government in Iran

City and Village Councils of Iran

History of Iran

History of Iran

Timeline of the history of Iran
Iran hostage crisis
History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran
Military history of Iran
* Iran–Iraq War
Iranian Islamic revolution">Iranian (disambiguation)">Iranian Islamic revolution
Chahar-Ai-Ne
Plated mail

History of Iran, by period

Pre-Islam Iranian history

Post-Islam Iranian history

Pahlavi and contemporary history of Iran

History of Iran, by subject

Culture of Iran

Culture of Iran

Art in Iran

Sports in Iran

Football in Iran

Economy and infrastructure of Iran

Economy of Iran

Education in Iran

Education in Iran