Iran

Iran

Iran facts and figures

Iran's National Day
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11 February

Stretching from Turkey and Iraq to Turkmenistan and Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran is the world’s 17th largest country in terms of territory, comprising around 1,648 thousand square kilometres. It is one of the world’s oldest continuous major civilizations.

It has a population of around 84.9 million. The capital, Tehran, is located at the foot of the Alborz Mountains, and is home to around seven million people. Most Iranians speak Farsi, while other languages include Azeri, Kurdish and Luri.

Apart from petroleum, the country’s other natural resources include natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc and sulphur. The national currency is the rial.

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s President is HE Ebrahim Raisi. The country is a Founder Member of OPEC.

Did you know?

  • The Dizin ski resort near Tehran sits at 3,800 metres and has several downhill runs.
  • The Masjid-i-Solaiman, located in Khozestan province in the southwest of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was the country’s first oil well. It was drilled in 1908. It is also the first oil well in the Middle East.


Below data covers 2021

Population (million inhabitants) 84.98
Land area (1,000 sq km) 1,648
GDP per capita ($) 2,707
GDP at market prices (million $) 230,014
Value of exports (million $) 58,132
Value of petroleum exports (million $) 25,313
Current account balance (million $) 15,004
Proven crude oil reserves (million barrels) 208,600
Proven natural gas reserves (billion cu. m.) 33,988
Crude oil production (1,000 b/d) 2,392
Marketed production of natural gas (million cu. m.) 257,119
Refinery capacity (1,000 b/cd) 2,202
Output of petroleum products (1,000 b/d) 1,673
Oil demand (1,000 b/d) 1,777
Crude oil exports (1,000 b/d) 763
Exports of petroleum products (1,000 b/d) 333
Natural gas exports (million cu.m.) 18,425

  • b/d (barrels per day)
  • cu. m. (cubic metres)
  • b/cd (barrels per calendar day)

Source: Annual Statistical Bulletin 2022

  • HE Eng. Javad Owji

    HE Eng. Javad Owji

    Minister of Petroleum

    Head of Delegation

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  • Dr. Afshin Javan

    Dr. Afshin Javan

    Acting Governor for OPEC

  • Dr. Afshin Javan

    Dr. Afshin Javan

    National Representative