| Official Name | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Government | Islamic Republic |
| Capital | Tehran |
| Major Cities | Tehran (12,7 million), Mashhad (3,9 million), Isfahan (3,2 million) Tabriz (2,1 million), Shiraz (2 million) |
| Supreme Leader | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei |
| President | Hassan Rouhani (2013) |
| Population (Million) | 79.991 (2016) |
| Surface Area | 1.648.195 km |
| Border Length with Neighboring Countries | Turkmenistan 1205 km, Iraq 1609 km, Afghanistan 945 km, Turkey 511 km, Azerbaijan 759 km, Armenia 48 km, Pakistan 978 km |
| Religion | Islam %98 (Shia %89, Sunni %9), Zoroaster, Christian, Bahai and others (%2) |
| Official Language | Persian |
| Other Languages | Persian and dialects (%58), Turkoman and dialects (%26), Kurdish (%9), Luri (%2), Balochi (%1), Turkish (%1), Arabic (%1), Other (%2) |
| Ethnicity | Persian (%51), Azerbaijani (%24), Gilaki-Mazandarani (%8), Kurdish(%7), Arab (%3), Lur (%2), Baloch (%2), Turkoman (%2), Other (%1) |
| Member of International Organizations | United Nations (BM), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC, PUOICM), Developing 8 (D-8), Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (Observer State) |
| GDP (Billion $) | 482 |
| GDP per Capita ($) | 6.350 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 11,67 (IMF 2015) |
| Inflation Rate (%) | 18,8 |
| Growth Rate (%) | 0,50% (2015-IMF) |
| Petroleum Reserve | 157,530 billion barrels (OPEC, 2015) |
| Natural Gas Reserve | 34,02 trillion cubic meters (OPEC, 2015) |
| Currency | Iranian Rial (10 Rials = 1 Toman) |
| Source | Dış Ekonomik İlişkiler Kurulu, (2015), 2-3; Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tahran Büyükelçiliği, (2016); Sargutan, 1219; Bursa Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası, (2016), 6 |