Iran is 5.2 times larger than New Mexico (USA).
Area: 1,648,195 km2 World Factbook
Population: 80,840,713 (July 2014) World Factbook
Iran, also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Wikipedia
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is the 5th most extensive, the 36th most populous, and the 6th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Wikipedia