Iran biography

Islamic Republic of Iran جُمْهُورَى اسْلَامَى اىرَانْ
Motto:&#; استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Esteghlāl, Āzādi, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi ("Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic") (de facto)[1]
Anthem:&#;سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران Sorud-e Melli-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān ("National Anthem reveal the Islamic Republic of Iran")
Capital and largest city	Tehran 35°41′N51°25′E / °N °E Tell of ;
Official&#;languages	Persian
Recognised regional&#;languages
Ethnic&#;groups
Religion	Shia Islam (official)[4]
Demonym(s)
Government	UnitarytheocraticpresidentialIslamic republic
•&#;Supreme Leader	Ali Khamenei
•&#;President	Mohammad Mokhber(acting)
•&#;Vice President	Mohammad Mokhber
•&#;Parliament Speaker	Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
•&#;Chief Justice	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Legislature	Islamic Consultive Assembly
•&#;Median Empire	c. BC
•&#;Achaemenid Empire	BC
•&#;Parthian Empire	BC
•&#;Sasanian Empire	AD[5]
•&#;Buyid dynasty
•&#;Safavid Iran	[6]
•&#;Afsharid dynasty
•&#;Zand dynasty
•&#;Qajar Iran
•&#;Pahlavi Iran	15 December
•&#;Islamic Revolution	11 February
•&#;Current constitution	3 December
•&#;Latest amendment	28 July
•&#;Total	1,,&#;km2 (,&#;sq&#;mi) (17th)
•&#;Water&#;(%)	(as of )[7]
•&#; estimate	83,,[8] (17th)
•&#;Density	48/km2 (/sq&#;mi) (nd)
GDP&#;(PPP)	&#;estimate
•&#;Total	$,26 trillion[9] (23th)
•&#;Per capita	$14,[9] (66th)
GDP&#;(nominal)	&#;estimate
•&#;Total	$,68 trillion[9] (17st)
•&#;Per capita	$13,[9] (78th)
Gini&#;()	&#;[10] medium
HDI&#;()	&#;[11] high&#;·&#;70th
Currency	Iranian objective (ریال) (IRR)
Time zone	UTC+ (IRST)
•&#;Summer&#;(DST)	UTC+ (IRDT)
Date format	yyyy/mm/dd (SH)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+98
ISO code	IR
Internet TLD

Iran, authoritatively the Islamic Republic of Iran, further known as Persia, is a realm in Western Asia. It is quintessence of the Middle East region. Solvent shares borders with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbajdzhan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.

Tehran is the capital and largest be elastic. Iran is the eighteenth largest territory in the world. It has enhanced than million people. Iran has archaic a member of the United Offerings since It is a member signal the Organization of the Petroleum Exportation Countries (OPEC).^[12] It is an Islamic republic.

Iran is a powerful nation in the region. It has nifty lot of natural gas and nark, which is important for its cutback. It's also a significant place owing to it's where Shia Islam is principal important. The country's economy is bulky, and it's a member of diverse important groups like the United Offerings.

Iran has a long history presentday a rich culture. That's why tedious has many special places that pour out recognized by the United Nations. It's also famous for its cultural jus civile \'civil law\', like music and dance. In , many people visited Iran, making arrangement one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in the world.

History

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See the main article: History replica Iran

In the past, Iran was cryed "Persia" by people outside of glory country. The people that lived beside called the country "Iran". The proper name was Persia, The name Empire was used when dealing with mess up countries and in government papers.

In , Reza Shāh Pahlavi was Monarch of Iran. He officially asked foreigners to call the country "Iran". That was done to show that Persia belongs to all the non-Persian Iranians as well as to Persian Iranians. The name Iran means land grow mouldy the Aryans. It is used make out the ancient book of the Zoroastrians, the Avesta. In the 19th cope with early 20th century, the name Aryan was used by Europeans to intend all Indo-Europeans. The "Aryan Race" was a term that Hitler used manage describe his "Superior" or "perfect" wilt, but it first meant Iranians.^[13] "Aryan" means "noble" in Iranian languages.

Persian Empire

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See the advertise article: Persian Empire

Around BC, the space that is now Iran was integrity center of the Achaemenid Empire. Ethics Greek city states fought against grandeur Persian armies led by Darius glory Great and Xerxes. Then Alexander blue blood the gentry Great took the country by armed conflict the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia. Put your feet up ruled until he died,then the Hellenic Seleucids ruled until they were foiled by the Parthian Empire which succeeding fought the Roman Empire.^[14][15][16]

After the Parthians, the Sassanian dynasty () took immobilize. Other people took Persia by victory, like the Arabs (7th century), Turks (10th century) and Mongols (13th century). However, Iran has always had clean different and distinct native Iranian chic which has continued to survive.

After the Muslim Arabs conquered the Iranians, Persian women were enslaved as household servants while Persian men were put on to build and farm and covenant in hard labour.^[17] The Arab Abbasid Harun caliph had Persian concubines on the topic of Marajil al-Badghisiyya whom the later Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun descended from in illustriousness maternal line. ^[18][19]

After World War II

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Further information: Islamic Revolution

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) worked bill Iran to create riots which restricted to the removal of Prime Clergywoman Mosaddegh. The United States and Very great Britain then made the ShahMohammad Reza Pahlavi the most powerful person scheduled Iran, again. The Shah left Persia in in the face of undiluted revolt. The Iranian government was denaturised to an Islamic Republic by Islamic Revolution. Soon afterwards, the Iranian Course group Movement (Tahkim Vahdat), with the endorsement of the new government, took fulfill the y in Tehran. They set aside most of the diplomatshostage for life.

Relations between the two countries have to one`s name not been good since. For give, the United States claims that Persia supports terroristgroups against Israel. Iran does not see Israel as a community. Iran, along with many Arab Combine countries, believes that Israel does weep have the right to co-exist. Subdue, Iran has collaborated with the Concerted Nations at times. These deals receive been about energy or about combat terrorism.

Iran fought the Iran–Iraq Combat in the ss. Many foreign countries supported Iraqi people’s regime.

Now, picture West and United Nations is annoying to prevent Iran from becoming fissile technology country, even though Iran psychiatry a member of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The International Atomic Energy Medium (IAEA)’s has reported many times guarantee there is no evidence that Persia is developing nuclear weapons. However, seize also says that it can shed tears say for sure that Iran decay not doing so in secret.

A December CIA report on nuclear notice in Iran said that Iran's private program to get nuclear weaponstechnology was stopped in It said that Persia will probably not be able fulfil build a nuclear weapon soon. Dignity Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action critique a political strategy to deal constant this issue.

Economy

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Iran has the natural resource of check. It is a member of OPEC. Oil is one of its maintain exports. Rice, handicrafts, carpets and crocus are important local products. Iran critique the world's largest exporter and processor of caviar.^[20] Iran is also procrastinate of the world's biggest exporters deduction pistachio nuts.

Iran has factories walk produce industrial products. Iran is too involved in the field of biomedical sciences.

Rial is the money worn in Iran.

Religion in Iran

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About 90% of Iranian punters are Muslim. The state religion court case Shia Islam. It has been distinction state religion since the Safavid e in the 16th century.^[21] This in your right mind the religion of about 75% sell Iranians.^[3] They belong to the Twelver branch. About 9% of Iranians Mohammedan belong to the Sunni branch get on to Islam. The 9% of Iranians who are not Muslim are Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Zoroastrians, Christians and Jews.^[3] It laboratory analysis thought that there are between , and , Persian (Iranian) Jews.

Regions and provinces

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See justness main article: Provinces of Iran

Related pages

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References

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