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Iran Is The Islamic Republic Of Iran

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The Iran Culture Iran is the Islamic Republic of Iran with Tehran being the capital. The country is about 1.65 million kilometers, which is slightly larger than Alaska. It is located in the Middle East bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf in the South and the Caspian Sea in the North. It is located between Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and consists of 24 provinces. Other border countries include Armenia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan. It became an Islamic Republic, formerly known as Persia, in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown. It is considered a volatile country by the United States and Iranian-U.S. relations have been strained since 1979 when a group of Iranian students seized the United States Embassy in Tehran and held 52 people until 1981 (Bouillon & Stobwasser). The climate is mostly arid or semiarid and subtropical along the Caspian coast. The terrain is rugged, mountainous with deserts in the central basin. The lowest elevation is 89 feet below sea level near the Caspian Sea to the highest elevation of 18,386 feet at Mt. Damavand (Bouillon & Stobwasser). Ethnic groups consist of Persian, Azeri, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurd, Arab, Lur, Baloch, and Turkmen with Persian being the most prominent at 51% of the population. The religions of Iraq include Shi 'a Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i with Shi’a Muslim being the state religion and the most prominent religion at 90% of the population.

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