With a population of 92 million, Iran is the 17-th largest country in the world by population and land area.
Iran has re-emerged at the centre of international attention, following Israeli attacks on the Middle East’s second-largest country on June 13.
Stretching from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Gulf of Oman in the south, Iran’s landscape is as varied as its history, with key access to critical waterways, including the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil flows.
Iran’s history spans millennia, making it one of the world’s most ancient and culturally rich nations, continuously inhabited and influential throughout history.
In this visual explainer, Al Jazeera provides a snapshot of Iran’s geography, key cities, population makeup, and ethnic diversity.
