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Country: Iran, Persia

Capital: Tehran

Population: 70 million

Religion: Islam

Language: Persian (Farsi)

Government: Islamic Republic

Writing System: From right to left, 32 characters

Calendar: 1388 Solar

Major Holiday: Now Rooz (New Year' Day) 21 of March

Exports: Oil, Gas, Carpet (Rug), Pistachio, Caviyar, ..... 

Size: Land area is about 1,648,000 squer kilometers. Iran is bordered North by the former USSR and the Caspian Sea (Khazar Sea), West by Iraq and Turkey, East by Afghanistan and Pakistan, South by the Persian Gulf (Khalije Farse) and Gulf of Oman.