Asia · Has a coastline
Iran
Iran is a country in Asia with 7 land neighbours — joint 3rd-most in Asia. Its capital is Tehran.
Capital
Tehran
Land borders
7joint 3rd-most in Asia
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Has a coastline
Iran
Tehran
Capital
92.4 million
Population
1,648,195 km²
Area
7
Land borders
Iranian rial (IRR)
Currency
Countries that border Iran
7 land neighbours: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
7 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 7 land borders are joint 3rd-most in Asia — level with Saudi Arabia. Of the 21 possible pairings among them, 6 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Turkey is the most connected of them, with 8 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Asia board alongside Iran, and on the world board with everyone else in Asia.
7
land borders — joint 3rd-most in Asia
6
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
8
borders on Turkey, its most-connected neighbour
49
countries on the Asia board
The capital
Tehran
Capital Rush deals Iran and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Asia board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Iran is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- IR
- Currency
- Iranian rial (IRR)
- Official language
- Persian (Farsi)
- Quiz boards
- Asia · World
Where Iran costs people points
Iraq
Iraq borders Iran, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Baghdad, not Tehran.
Iran, asked and answered
What countries border Iran?
Iran has 7 land neighbours: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
What is the capital of Iran?
Tehran. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when Iran comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Iran in?
Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Iran the same as Iraq?
No. Iraq borders Iran, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Baghdad, not Tehran.
Where can I practise finding Iran on a map?
On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. Iran is in the pool, along with all 7 of its neighbours.
Can you find Iran on a blank map?
Its 7 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.