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Iran, [Persia] and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran
since 1979 is a country in
Western Asia. With 82 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's
18th most populous country. Its territory spans 1,648,195 km
2 (636,372 sq mi), making it the second largest country in the
Middle East and the
17th largest in the world.
Geography
Iran is bordered to the northwest by
Armenia and the Republic of
Azerbaijan, to the north by the
Caspian Sea, to the northeast by
Turkmenistan, to the east by
Afghanistan and
Pakistan, to the south by the
Persian Gulf and the
Gulf of Oman, and to the west by
Turkey and
Iraq. Its central location in
Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the
Strait of Hormuz, give it
geostrategic importance.
Government
Tehran is the political and economic center of Iran, and the largest and most populous city in Western Asia with more than 8.8 million residents in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area.
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