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Iran ( Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia that until 1935 was referred to in the West as Persia. It borders Pakistan (909km of border) and Afghanistan (936km) to the east, Turkmenistan (1000km) to the northeast, the Caspian Sea to the north, Azerbaijan (500km) and Armenia (35km) to the northwest, Turkey (500km) and Iraq (1458km) to the west, and finally the waters of the Persian GulfThe Persian Gulf ( Persian: , Arabic: ) is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea of some 233,000 kmē is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked and the Gulf of OmanThe Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects with the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. On the north coast is Iran (the Iranian Balochistan region). On the south coast are Oman in the east and United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west. Iranian to the south. In 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., a revolutionThe Iranian Revolution was the 1979 revolution that transformed Iran from an autocratic pro-west monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to an Islamic theocracy under the rule of Ayatollah Khomeini. The revolution is divided into two stages: the first led by the Ayatollah Khomeini established a theocraticTheocracy is a form of government in which the governmental rulers are identical with the leaders of the dominant religion. In a theocracy, governmental policies are either identical with or strongly influenced by the principles of the majority religion, Islamic Republic, which makes the present full name of the country Islamic Republic of Iran (جمهوری اسلامی ایران).


جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
( In DetailFlag ratio: 4:7 The current flag of Iran was adopted on July 29, 1980, and is a reflection of the changes brought to Iran by the Islamic Revolution. The basic design of the flag is three horizontal bands of green above white above red, symbolising, respec)
Official language Persian (فارسی)
Capital Tehran
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
President Mohammad Khatami
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 17th
1,648,195 kmē
0.7%
Population
 - Total (July 2004)
 - Density
Ranked 16th
69,018,924
42/kmē
Establishment of latest government
 - Date
Islamic Revolution
April 1, 1979
Currency Rial
Time zone UTC +3.30
National anthem Sorood-e Melli-e Jomhoori-e Eslami
Internet TLD .IR
Calling Code 98






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