Flag of Iran
| Formal Name: | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Local Name: | Iran |
| Local Formal Name: | Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Irān |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Associations: | United Nations |
| Capital City: | Tehran |
| Main Cities: | Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz, Shiraz |
| ISO 3166 Code: | IR |
| Population: | 70,495,782 |
| Area: | 1,648,195km² |
| Currency: | 1 Iranian rial = 100 dinars |
| Languages: | Persian, Azeri, Kurdish |
| Religions: | Shia Islam, Christianity |
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Flag of Iran
Date Flag first adopted: July 29th, 1980
Description: Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; the national emblem (a stylized
representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in the white
band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green
band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band.
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