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I·ran [ i rán, i rn ] country in Southwest Asia, located south of the Caspian Sea, northeast of the Persian Gulf, and north of the Gulf of Oman.
Languages: Farsi.
Currency: Iranian rial.
Capital: Tehran.
Population: 66,429,284 (2009 estimate).
Area: 1,648,195 sq km (636,372 sq mi)
Official name Islamic Republic of Iran
Former name Persia |
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