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 | |  | | About Iran: |
 | Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Tehran (Tehrãn)
Main Cities: Shiraz, Esfahan, Mashhad
Population: 64,878,000
Area: 1,648,000 km2
Currency: 1 touman (unofficial) = 10 rials
Languages: Farsi (Persian), Turkic languages, Kurdish
Religions: Shiá Muslim, Christian |
| More about Iran: a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf: a monarchy until an Islamic revolution in 1979 headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini when the Shah was obliged to leave the country. Consists chiefly of a high central desert plateau almost completely surrounded by mountains, a semitropical fertile region along the Caspian coast, and a hot and dry area beside the Persian Gulf. Oil is the most important export. Official language: Farsi (Persian). Official religion: Muslim majority. Currency: rial. Capital: Tehran. Pop.: 68 789 000 (2004 est.). Area: 1 647 050 sq. km (635 932 sq. miles) Former name (until 1935): Persia Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran |
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