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Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
(pronounced - ee-rahn | ɪˈrɑːn)
OFFICIAL NAME: Islamic Republic of Iran
DEMONYMS: Iranian, Persian, Asian
Iran is part of the South-central Asia region in the continent of Asia. Iran is also known as the Land of the Aryans, and the term has origins in many languages, with the meanings noble, free and aristocrat. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 1.6 million square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is Persian, the capital city is Tehran, and the main currency used is the Iranian Rial.
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RED
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Low
Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

* Most countries do not have a defined process regarding LGBTQIA+ asylum applications. The assessment carried out has been based on public records and statistics specifically relating to LGBTQIA+ individuals

LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

99,358
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ASYLUM

0
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TOTAL DISPLACED

99,358
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

12
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
جرم (persian)
ABUSE
سو استفاده کردن (persian)
AFRAID
ترسیده (persian)
ASSISTANCE
معاونت (persian)
ASYLUM
پناه (persian)
DEATH
مرگ (persian)
DETENTION
بازداشت (persian)
DISPLACE
جابجا کردن (persian)
KIDNAPPING
ربایش (persian)
PERSECUTION
شکنجه (persian)
RAPE
تجاوز جنسی (persian)
SCARED
ترسیده (persian)
WAR
جنگ (persian)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  DANGEROUS  | LGBTQIA+ risk to life. The country has laws in place that should you publicly identify as LGBTQIA+ to the government, officials or local communities; you could be subject to imprisonment, torture or a death sentence....read more

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores low or very low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means the government has criminalised same-sex relationships and will have a maximum penalty of death for those prosecuted. Some countries within this category may even actively target the local LGBTQIA+ community by implementing antiquated laws or ignoring the abuse, torture, and vigilante killings occurring in specific regions or across the country...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There is currently a war between two or more countries (international conflict) affecting certain regions or across the entire country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | This country does not accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

Refugee Country Guide - Border Control Badge
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
فرماندهی مرزبانی ناجا
The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time
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IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
GOVERNMENT
(مجلس شورای اسلامی | majles-e showrā-ye eslāmī
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
Refugee Country Guide - Immigration Badge
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
پلیس مهاجرت و گذرنامه
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Social Insurance (Bismarck)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

Iran Health Insurance Organization

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HEALTHCARE NAME

بیمه سلامت

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Tehran

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REGION

South-central Asia

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CONTINENT

Asia

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

1648000

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Indian Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Persian | Kurdish (Kurmanji)
Official Language(s) spoken in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The emergency service numbers within the Islamic Republic of Iran to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
امبولانس (persian)

dial
125

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
پلیس (persian)

dial
110

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
آتش (persian)

dial
115

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
در حال پردازش (persian)
APPLICANT
درخواست کننده (persian)
APPLICATION FORM
فرم درخواست (persian)
ASYLUM SEEKER
پناهجو (persian)
CITIZENSHIP
شهروندان (persian)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
کشور مبدا (persian)
DATE OF BIRTH
تاریخ تولد (persian)
DISPLACEMENT
جابه جایی (persian)
GENDER
جنس (persian)
MIGRANT
مهاجر (persian)
NAME
نام (persian)
NATIONALITY
ملیت (persian)
PROOF
اثبات (persian)
REFUGEE
مهاجر (persian)
RELIGION
دین (persian)
RETURN
برگشت (persian)
SEXUALITY
تمایلات جنسی (persian)
STATUS
وضعیت (persian)
TRANSIT
عبور (persian)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
Lesbian Flag
Lesbian
لزبین (persian)
Gay Flag
Gay
همجنسگرا (persian)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
دارای خصوصیات جنس نر (persian)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
تغییر جنسیت (persian)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersex (persian)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
غیر متقابل (persian)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
س questionال کردن (persian)
Community Flag
Community
اجتماع (persian)
Gender Flag
Gender
مربوط به جنسیت (persian)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
رابطه جنسی (persian)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
غیر دودویی (persian)
Queer Flag
Queer
عجیب و غریب (persian)
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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | ایران (pashto)
Albania Flag
iran (albanian)
Algeria Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | iran (french)
American Samoa Flag
iran (samoan)
Andorra Flag
iran (catalan)
Angola Flag
irã (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Argentina Flag
corrí (spanish)
Armenia Flag
iran (armenian)
Australia Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Austria Flag
ich rannte (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
iran (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Bahrain Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
ইরান (bengali)
Barbados Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Belarus Flag
іран (belarusian) | я побежал [ya pobezhal] (russian)
Belgium Flag
ik rende (dutch) | iran (french) | ich rannte (german)
Belize Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | corrí (spanish)
Benin Flag
iran (french)
Bermuda Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
corrí (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
iran (bosnian) | iran (croatian) | иран [iran] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
irã (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
iran (malay) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Bulgaria Flag
иран (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
iran (french)
Burundi Flag
iran (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
អ៊ីរ៉ង់ (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Canada Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
irã (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
ik rende (dutch) | islamic republic of iran (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | iran (french)
Chad Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | iran (french)
Channel Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Chile Flag
corrí (spanish)
China Flag
伊朗 [yīlǎng] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
corrí (spanish)
Comoros Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | - (comorian) | iran (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
iran (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
iran (french)
Cook Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
corrí (spanish)
Croatia Flag
iran (croatian)
Cuba Flag
corrí (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
ιράν [irán] (greek) | iran (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
írán (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
iran (danish)
Djibouti Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | iran (french)
Dominica Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
corrí (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
irã (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
corrí (spanish)
Egypt Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
corrí (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
corrí (spanish) | iran (french)
Eritrea Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | ኢራን (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Estonia Flag
iraan (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ኢራን (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Finland Flag
iran (finnish) | iran (swedish)
France Flag
iran (french)
French Guiana Flag
iran (french) | iran (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
iran (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
iran (french)
Gambia, The Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ირანი (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
ich rannte (german)
Ghana Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Gibraltar Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Greece Flag
ιράν [irán] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | iran (danish)
Grenada Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
corrí (spanish)
Guam Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
corrí (spanish)
Guinea Flag
iran (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
irã (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
iran (french) | iran (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
corrí (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
伊朗 [yīlǎng] (cantonese) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Hungary Flag
irán (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
íran (icelandic)
India Flag
ईरान (hindi) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Indonesia Flag
iran (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
ایران (persian)
Iraq Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
iran (irish (gaelic)) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Isle of Man Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Israel Flag
אִירָן (hebrew)
Italy Flag
ho corso (italian)
Jamaica Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Japan Flag
イラン (japanese)
Jordan Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
иран (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
iran (swahili) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
이란 [ilan] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
이란 [ilan] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
iran (albanian) | иран [iran] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
иран (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ອີຣ່ານ (lao)
Latvia Flag
irāna (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
iran (sesotho) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Liberia Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Libya Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
ich rannte (german)
Lithuania Flag
iranas (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
iran (luxembourgish) | iran (french) | ich rannte (german)


M  
Macau Flag
伊朗 [yīlǎng] (cantonese) | irã (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
iran (malagasy) | iran (french)
Malawi Flag
iran (chichewa) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Malaysia Flag
iran (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
iran (french)
Malta Flag
iran (maltese) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Martinique Flag
iran (french)
Mauritania Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
iran (french) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Mayotte Flag
iran (french)
Mexico Flag
corrí (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
iran (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
iran (french)
Mongolia Flag
иран (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
иран [iran] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
irã (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
အီရန် (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Nepal Flag
इरान (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
ik rende (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
New Caledonia Flag
iran (french)
New Zealand Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
corrí (spanish)
Niger Flag
iran (french)
Nigeria Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | islamic republic of iran (english)
North Macedonia Flag
иран (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
iran (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
ایران (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Panama Flag
corrí (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Paraguay Flag
corrí (spanish) | ઈરાન (guaraní)
Peru Flag
corrí (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
iran (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Poland Flag
iran (polish)
Portugal Flag
irã (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
corrí (spanish) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Qatar Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
iran (french)
Romania Flag
iran (romanian)
Russia Flag
я побежал [ya pobezhal] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
irani (kinyarwanda) | islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Saint Helena Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
ik rende (dutch) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
iran (french)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Samoa Flag
iran (samoan) | islamic republic of iran (english)
San Marino Flag
ho corso (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
irã (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
iran (french)
Serbia Flag
иран [iran] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Singapore Flag
伊朗 [yīlǎng] (mandarin) | islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (malay) | ஈரான் (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
irán (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
iran (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Somalia Flag
iran (somali) | إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
iran (afrikaans) | islamic republic of iran (english) | - (southern ndebele) | iran (sesotho) | iran (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Spain Flag
corrí (spanish) | iran (catalan) | irán (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
ඉරානය (sinhalese) | ஈரான் (tamil) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Sudan Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
ik rende (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Sweden Flag
iran (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
ich rannte (german) | iran (french) | ho corso (italian) | ho corso (romansh)
Syria Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | iran (french) | islamic republic of iran (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
伊朗 [yīlǎng] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
эрон (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
iran (swahili) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Thailand Flag
อิหร่าน (thai)
Togo Flag
iran (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | islamic republic of iran (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Tunisia Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic) | iran (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
iran (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
eýran (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | islamic republic of iran (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Ukraine Flag
іран [iran] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Uruguay Flag
corrí (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
eron (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
iran (latin) | ho corso (italian)
Venezuela Flag
corrí (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
iran (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
iran (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
إيران ['iiran] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
islamic republic of iran (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
islamic republic of iran (english) | iran (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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