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Area Iran, in 35 editions.
The entry for Iran published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2003 edition
Same as 2002The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
1,648,000 km2; land area: 1,636,000 km2
1,648,000 km2; land area: 1,636,000 km2
Published as “Total area”
1,648,000 km2
Published as “Land area”
1,636,000 km2
1,648,000 km2; land area: km2
1,636,000 km2
- total area:
- 1.648 million km2
- land area:
- 1.636 million km2
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than Alaska
1,648,000 total area:
1.648 million km21,636,000 land area:
1.636 million km2
comparative area:
slightly larger than Alaska
The entry for Iran did not include Area.
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- total area:
- 1.648 million sq km
- land area:
- 1.636 million sq km
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than Alaska
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
comparative area:
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- total:
- 1.648 million sq km
- land:
- 1.636 million sq km
- water:
- 12,000 sq km
total area: total: 1.648 million sq kmland area: land: 1.636 million sq kmcomparative area: slightly larger than Alaska water: 12,000 sq km
- total:
- 1.648 million sq km land: 1.636 million sq km water: 12,000 sq km
total: 1.648 million sq km
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
- total:
- 1.648 million sq km
- land:
- 1.636 million sq km
- water:
- 12,000 sq km
total: 1.648 million sq km
land: 1.636 million sq km
water: 12,000 sq km
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- total:
- 1,648,195 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
- land:
- 1,531,595 sq km
- water:
- 116,600 sq km
total: 1.648 million
1,648,195 sq km
country comparison to the world:
18
land: 1.636 million
1,531,595 sq km
water: 12,000
116,600 sq km
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 1,648,195 sq km
- land:
- 1,531,595 sq km
- water:
- 116,600 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
total:country comparison to the world:land:
18
water:
country comparison to the world: 18
- total:
- 1,648,195 sq km
- land:
- 1,531,595 sq km
- water:
- 116,600 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 19
total: 1,648,195 sq km
land: 1,531,595 sq km
water: 116,600 sq km
country comparison to the world: 18 19
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 1,648,195 sq km
- land:
- 1,531,595 sq km
- water:
- 116,600 sq km
total: 1,648,195 sq km
land: 1,531,595 sq km
water: 116,600 sq km
country comparison to the world: 19
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 1,648,195 sq km
- land:
- 1,531,595 sq km
- water:
- 116,600 sq km
total: total : 1,648,195 sq km
land: 1,531,595 sq km
water: 116,600 sq km
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iran/area.