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'''Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{cite book|last=A. Fishman|first=Joshua|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)|year=2010|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6|page=266|quote=" "Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous" The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and | {{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Islamic Republic of Iran|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران|largest_city=Tehran|capital=Tehran|government_type=Capitalist presidential republic|leader_title1=Leader<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996|author=Islamic Republic of Iran|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>|leader_title2=President|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th|population_estimate_year=2017|population_estimate=79,926,270|religion=Islam|official_languages=Persian|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic|leader_name2=Dr. Hassan Rohani|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]|leader_name4=Mohammad Ghalibaf|leader_name3=Eshaq Jahangiri|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly|leader_title3=Vice President|leader_name1=Great Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei|currency=Iranian Rial}} | ||
The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{cite book|last=A. Fishman|first=Joshua|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)|year=2010|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6|page=266|quote=" "Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous" The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is a country in [[Western Asia]]. It is the second-largest country in the [[Middle East]], and its capital and largest city is [[Tehran]]. | |||
Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations,<ref>{{cite book|author=Whatley, Christopher|date=2001|title=Bought and Sold for English Gold: The Union of 1707|publisher=Tuckwell Press|author-link=Christopher Whatley}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Lowell Barrington|title=Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices, 2nd ed.tr: Structures and Choices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLLuWYL8gTsC&pg=PA121|access-date=21 June 2013|date=2012|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-111-34193-0|page=121}}</ref> beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. | Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations,<ref>{{cite book|author=Whatley, Christopher|date=2001|title=Bought and Sold for English Gold: The Union of 1707|publisher=Tuckwell Press|author-link=Christopher Whatley}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Lowell Barrington|title=Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices, 2nd ed.tr: Structures and Choices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLLuWYL8gTsC&pg=PA121|access-date=21 June 2013|date=2012|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-111-34193-0|page=121}}</ref> beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. | ||
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Iran's geography makes it geostrategically important for the global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the Straight of Hormuz which is a maritime choke point where a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. | Iran's geography makes it geostrategically important for the global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the Straight of Hormuz which is a maritime choke point where a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
{{External links|Wikipedia=Iran|Leftypedia=Iran|EcuRed=Iran}} | {{External links|Wikipedia=Iran|Leftypedia=Iran|EcuRed=Iran}} | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 11 June 2021
جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
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Motto: Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic | |
| Capital and largest city | Tehran |
| Official languages | Persian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Capitalist presidential republic |
• Leader[1] | Great Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei |
• President | Dr. Hassan Rohani |
• Vice President | Eshaq Jahangiri |
• Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | Mohammad Ghalibaf |
| History | |
| 1979 Feb 12th | |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 79,926,270 |
| Currency | Iranian Rial |
The Islamic Republic of Iran, also called Persia[2] and Iran, is a country in Western Asia. It is the second-largest country in the Middle East, and its capital and largest city is Tehran.
Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations,[3][4] beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC.
The modern Government of Iran is an Islamic republic which includes elements of a presidential democracy, which was installed by a popular revolution against the US-backed Shah.
Iran's geography makes it geostrategically important for the global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the Straight of Hormuz which is a maritime choke point where a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through.