Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran · Southern Asia
Updated 8 November 2026
Iran is a country in Southern Asia with its capital in Tehran. Its head of state is Mojtaba Khamenei and its head of government is Masoud Pezeshkian. On DiploMaps you can see Iran on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Tehran
- Head of state
- Mojtaba Khamenei3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
- Head of government
- Masoud Pezeshkian9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)
- Foreign minister
- Abbas AraghchiIranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1962)
- Population
- 92.4 million (2025)
- Area
- 1,648,195 km²
- GDP
- $362.7 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Iranian rial (IRR)
- Official languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- United Nations
- Member since 1945
- Region
- Southern Asia · Asia
Iran and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $16.6 billion
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $597.5 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed
Memberships
- BRICS
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- OPEC
- OPEC+
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- Indian Ocean Rim Association
- CICA
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- SAARC
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)