| Brief Background |
| Location |
Central Asia |
| Capital |
Tehran [Teheran] |
| State Religion |
Islam (shia) |
| Main Languages |
Farsi, Turkic languages, Kurdish |
| Government |
The country has a mixture of theocratic rule and democratic
government. The influency of the clergy is dominant. |
| History |
"Persia" regained independence from the "Mongol Empire"
in 1499 and was renamed Iran in 1935 |
| International Oval |
IR |
| ISO Code |
IR |
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