Iran

Key facts

Land borders (7)

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Iraq
• Pakistan
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan

Iran in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Iran is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 25 claims from the pool that are true of Iran, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Borders Turkey1 of 8
• Its name begins with “I”1 of 8
• Its name has exactly 4 letters1 of 10
• Is an OPEC member1 of 12
• Its capital city's name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
• Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
• Has more than 50 million people1 of 29
• Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
• Has land below sea level1 of 33
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177