Country Name - Iran
| Head of state | Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei President Hassan Rouhani | |
| Capital City | Tehran | |
| Official Language | Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% | |
| GDP (PPP) 2013 Estimate ($ billions) | 1244.33 | |
| Population 2012 | 76,424,443 | |
| Ease of Doing Business Rank 2014 | 152 | |
| Scientific ranking 2014 | 17 | |
| HDI ranking 2013 | 75 | |
| Visitor Health Information | Click here | |
| Ambassador to the UK | Vacant | |
| Embassy Details | Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
| Embassy Address | 16 Prince's Gate, London, SW7 1PT | |
| Telephone | 020 7225 4208 |
Iran is located in West Asia and borders seven countries, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey. To the north of the country lies the Caspian Sea whilst the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman lie to the south.
Iran consists of rugged, mountainous rims surrounding high interior basins on which major agricultural and urban settlements are located. The main mountain chain is the Zagros Mountains, a series of parallel ridges interspersed with plains that bisect the country from northwest to southeast.
Iran has a variable climate. In the northwest, winters are cold with heavy snowfall whilst spring and autumn are mild, with dry, hot summers. In the south, winters are mild and the summers are very hot.
Iran has the fourth largest oil reserves and the largest natural gas reserves in the world as well as reserves of coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc and sulphur.