Islamic Republic of Iran Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran CAPITAL: Tehran FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of green, white, and red horizontal stripes, the top and bottom stripes having the Arabic inscription Allah Akbar ("God Is Great")...

Iran POPULATION 66,622,704 SHIITE MUSLIM 91 percent SUNNI MUSLIM 7.8 percent OTHER 1.2 percent Country Overview Introduction The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in southwestern Asia. It is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the...

Iran Iran, formerly known as Persia, is located in the center of Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea. It is slightly larger than Alaska, with an area of 1.648 million square kilometers (636,400 square miles)....

Constitutionally speaking, Iran is a theocratic republic in which the state and religion are closely intertwined. The Iranian system, which is based on Islamic law, was approved by a referendum in December 1979, soon after the success of the revolution...

The Iranian economic system is a combination of a centrally planned economy, public ownership of fossil-fuel and other large industries, village agriculture, and small market-based ventures. The economy relies on the nation's abundant natural...

(2001 pop. 66.1 million). The Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran's official name since 1979) is a nation whose social, cultural, political, and economic affairs are conducted based on the tenets of Islam. Although this theocratic republic is still...

The Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1979 after a populist revolution toppled the Pahlavi monarchy. The monarchy, last headed by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980), repressed political expression and frequently violated human...

a mountainous, arid, ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. Much of Iran consists of a central desert plateau, which is ringed on all sides by lofty mountain ranges that afford access to the interior through high passes. Most of the...

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Iran has become Russia's principal ally in the Middle East. The two countries have cooperated in a number of regional conflicts, and Russia is Iran's primary supplier of military equipment...

Country, Middle East, southwestern Asia. Area: 636,374 sq mi (1,648,200 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 69,515,000. Capital: Tehrān. Persians constitute about one-third of its population; other ethnic groups include Azerbaijanians, Kurds, Lurs,...

Major cities After the revolution, Shahyad Tower was renamed Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower). Imam Reza shrine Iran has one of the highest urban-growth rates in the world. From 1950 to 2002 the urban...