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Iran

I·ran [ i rán, i rn ] 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: 68,278,826 (2003).
Area: 1,648,000 sq km (636,300 sq mi.) 
Official name  Islamic Republic of Iran

Former name  Persia
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