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Iran, officially Islamic Republic of Iran,
republic in the Middle East, bordered to the north by Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea; to the east
by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Gulf of Oman,
the Strait of Hormuz, and the Persian Gulf; and to the west
by Iraq and Turkey. The area of Iran is 1,648,000 sq km (636,296
sq mi). Until the 1930s Iran was known abroad as Persia.
Capital city - Tehran
Population - 66,231,000
Ethnic Groups - 51% Persian, 21% Other, 20% Azeri,
8% Kurdish
Languages - Farsi (Persian)
Religions - 90% Shiite Islam, 9% Sunni Islam,
1% Other
Standard Time - 3.5 hours ahead Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT+3.30)

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