Outline of Iran
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran:
Constitution, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader, currently Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Persia
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Iran
- Common
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Iranian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Iran
- International rankings of Iran
- 18th largest country
- 17th most populous country
- ISO country codes: IR, IRN, 364
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ir
Geography of Iran
- Iran is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Middle East
- Iranian plateau
- Armenian highlands[9]
- Asia
- Caucasus (partly)
- Iran Daylight Time UTC+04:30
- Extreme points of Iran
- High: Damavand 5,610 m (18,406 ft)
- Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,440 km
- Iraq 1,458 km
- Turkmenistan 992 km
- Afghanistan 950 km
- Pakistan 950 km
- Azerbaijan 611 km
- Turkey 499 km
- Armenia 35 km
- Coastline: 2,440 km[10]
- 18th most populous country
- 18th largest country
- Atlas of Iran
Environment of Iran
Environment of Iran
- Climate of Iran
- Environmental issues in Iran
- Renewable energy in Iran
- Geology of Iran
- Protected areas of Iran
- Biosphere reserves in Iran
- National parks of Iran
- Wildlife of Iran
- Fauna of Iran
Natural geographic features of Iran
- Glaciersof Iran: None
- Islands of Iran
- Lakes of Iran
- Mountains of Iran
- Rivers of Iran
- Valleys of Iran
- List of World Heritage Sites in Iran
Regions of Iran
Ecoregions of Iran
Administrative divisions of Iran
Administrative divisions of Iran
Provinces of Iran
Counties of Iran
Municipalities of Iran
- Cities of Iran
- Tehran
Demography of Iran
Government and politics of Iran
Branches of the government of Iran
Executive branch of the government of Iran
- Assembly of Experts
- Elects the Supreme Leader
- Has the constitutional authority to remove the Supreme Leader from power at any time
- Supervises the Supreme Leader in the performance of legal duties
- Head of state: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
- Head of government: President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi
- Vice President of Iran - anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. There are currently 11 Vice Presidents in Iran:
- First Vice President, Mohammad Mokhber
- Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami
- Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization, Ali Salajegheh
- Vice President and Head of Plan and Budget Organization, Davoud Manzour
- Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization, Meysam Latifi
- Vice President for Executive Affairs, Mohsen Mansouri
- Vice President for Science and Technology and Head of Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi
- Vice President for Legal Affairs, Mohammad Dehghan
- Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs, Mohammad Hosseini
- Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi
- Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Ensieh Khazali
- Council of Ministers of Iran
- Ministry of Agricultural, Mohammad Ali Nikbakht
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Issa Zarepour
- Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Sowlat Mortazavi
- Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
- Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ehsan Khandozi
- Ministry of Education, Rezamorad Sahraei
- Ministry of Energy, Ali Akbar Mehrabian
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
- Minister of Health and Medical Education, Bahram Eynollahi
- Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Abbas Aliabadi
- Ministry of Intelligence and National Security, Esmaeil Khatib
- Ministry of Interior, Ahmad Vahidi
- Ministry of Justice, Amin Hossein Rahimi
- Ministry of Petroleum, Javad Owji
- Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
- Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kioumars Hashemi
- Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Ezzatollah Zarghami
Legislative branch of the government of Iran
- unicameral parliament)
- drafts legislation
- ratifies international treaties
- approves the national budget
- Guardian Council
- 12 members
- 6 appointed by the Supreme Leader
- 6 elected by the Majlis
- Powers and responsibilities:
- Supervises elections
- Approves or rejects candidates for president, Majlis, and the Assembly of Experts
- Reviews all bills passed by the Majlis for constitutionality and compatibility with Islamic law, and approves or vetoes them
- 12 members
- Expediency Discernment Council
- Appointed by Supreme Leader
- Main purpose is to mediate disputes between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians
- Also serves as an advisory board to the Supreme Leader
Judicial branch of the government of Iran
Judicial system of Iran
- Supreme Court of Iran
- clerics, and accountable only to the Supreme Leader
Foreign relations of Iran
- Iran-Arab relations
- Diplomatic missions in Iran
- Diplomatic missions of Iran
International organization membership
International organization membership of Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Iran
Law of Iran
- Capital punishment in Iran
- Constitution of Iran
- Crime in Iran
- Human rights in Iran (1925–1979)
- Law enforcement in Iran
Military of Iran
Military of Iran
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
- Ministry of Defence of Iran
- Commander-in-chief: Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei
- Defense industry of Iran
- Forces (Iran has two armies)
- Army of Iran
- Navy of Iran
- Air Force of Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Special Forces)
- National Guard)
- Iran and weapons of mass destruction
- Military history of Iran
- Military ranks of Iran
Local government in Iran
- City and Village Councils of Iran
History of Iran
- Timeline of the history of Iran
- Current events of Iran
- Iran hostage crisis
- History of fundamentalist Islam in Iran
- Military history of Iran
- Timeline of the Iranian Islamic revolution
- Chahar-Ai-Ne(Persian چهاﺮآﻳنه)
- Plated mail
History of Iran, by period
Pre-Islam Iranian history
- Palaeolithic Era in Iran
- Archaeological sites in Iran
- Tappeh Sialk
- Jiroft culture
- Kura-Araxes culture
- Atropatene
- Arran (Caucasus)
- Shahr-i Sokhta
- Akkadian Empire
- Elam
- Mannaeans
- Aratta
- Kingdom of Pontus
- Urartu
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
- Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Aratti theory
- Aryan
- Indo-Iranians
- Iran naming convention
- Kassites
- List of ancient Persians
- List of kings of Persia
- Parthia
- Persian war elephants
- Median Empire
- Achaemenid Empire
- Seleucid Empire
- Parthian Empire
- Roman-Parthian Wars
- Sassanid Empire
- Byzantine-Sassanid Wars
- Persian Armenia
- Asorestan
Post-Islam Iranian history
- Islamicization in Iran
- Islamic Conquest of Iran
- Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
- Treaty of Gulistan
- Treaty of Akhal
- Treaty of Zuhab
- Treaty of Turkmenchay
- Sallarids
- Ak Koyunlu
- Kara Koyunlu
- Safavids
- Qajar dynasty
- Ottoman-Persian Wars
- Russo-Persian Wars
Pahlavi and contemporary history of Iran
- Constitutionalist movement of Gilan
- List of prime ministers of Iran
- Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
- Persian Constitutional Revolution
- Persian Corridor
- White Revolution
- Human rights in the Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)
- Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)
- Iran–Iraq War
- United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war
- United States support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq war
- 1988 Massacre of Iranian Prisoners
- Ahvaz Bombings
History of Iran, by subject
- History of science in Persia
- Military history of Iran
- Prime Minister of Iran
- Persianization
- Persian mythology
- Iranian continent
- Iranian Azerbaijan
- Iranian Kurdistan
- Iranian peoples
- Iranology
- Islamic Cultural Revolution
- University of Chicago's Persian heritage crisis
- Islam in Iran
- Islamicization in Iran
- Turko-Persian tradition
- Kayanian dynasty
Culture of Iran
- Architecture of Iran
- Cuisine of Iran
- Ethnic minorities in Iran
- Festivals in Iran
- Languages of Iran
- Media in Iran
- Museums in Iran
- National symbols of Iran
- Emblem of Iran
- Flag of Iran
- National anthem of Iran
- People of Iran
- Prostitution in Iran
- Public holidays in Iran
- Records of Iran
- Religion in Iran
- List of World Heritage Sites in Iran
Art in Iran
- Art in Iran
- Cinema of Iran
- Literature of Iran
- Music of Iran
- Iranian musical instruments
- Television in Iran
- Iranian theatre
Sports in Iran
Sports in Iran
Economy and infrastructure of Iran
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 29th (twenty-ninth)
- Agriculture in Iran
- Banking in Iran
- National Bank of Iran
- Communications in Iran
- Internet in Iran
- Companies of Iran
- Currency of Iran: Rial
- ISO 4217: IRR
- Economic history of Iran
- Energy policy of Iran
- Health care in Iran
- Industry of Iran
- Mining in Iran
- Petroleum industry in Iran
- Tehran Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Iran
- Transport in Iran
- Airports in Iran
- Rail transport in Iran
- Roads in Iran
- Urban plans in Iran
- Water supply and sanitation in Iran
Education in Iran
See also
- Index of Iran-related articles
- International rankings of Iran
- List of international rankings
- List of Iran-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ a b "Iran". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ Iran amar.org.ir Retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ Xinhua, "New evidence: modern civilization began in Iran", 10 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2007
- ^ Iran Daily, "Panorama", 3 March 2007, retrieved 1 October 2007 Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Iranian.ws, "Archaeologists: Modern civilization began in Iran based on new evidence", 12 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2007 Archived June 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ parliament.uk, "Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Eighth Report, Iran, retrieved 1 October 2007
- ^ IRAN @ 2000 and Beyond lecture series, opening address, W. Herbert Hunt, 18 May 2000 Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 1 October 2007
- ^ "Armenian Highland". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- Paratethys Sea.
External links
- The President of Iran
- Iran Electoral Archive
- The Majlis (Legislature) of Iran Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
- Iran.ir
- Persian language (Persian)
- Wikimedia Atlas of Iran
- Iran travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Outline of Iran at Curlie
- First Iranians: Reference Articles on Iran By Manouchehr Saadat Noury
- Iranian Innovations
- Faces of Iran: The World in One Nation (a sequence of still photographs, showing the richness of the ethnic and religious diversity of the people of Iran), YouTube.
- Rageh Inside Iran, a BBC Four production, 17 February 2007,
- Farhad Nabipour, From Persia to Iran, Part I, AMIR Productions, 4 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music — 28 min 8 sec), Google. Highly recommended!
- Farhad Nabipour, From Persia to Iran, Part II, AMIR Productions, 10 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music — 21 min 46 sec), Google.
- Some Iranian folk-songs sung by Mazandaran Province)..
For further details see: Iranian - Nir Rosen, Selling the War with Iran, The Washington Note, Thursday, May 1, 2008, [1].
- The Second International Festival of Peace Poetry, Iran, 16 May 2009: (English), (Persian).