جسور و پرهیزکار ("Bold and pious") | |||||
| Anthem | "Imperial Anthem of Iran
" | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Tehran | ||||
| Other cities | Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad | ||||
| Language official |
Persian/Farsi | ||||
| others | Turkic dialects, Arabic, Balochs, Kurdish, Gilak, Mazanderani, Luri, Balochi, Greek | ||||
| Religion main |
Shiite (82.6%) | ||||
| others | Sunni (12.6%), Eastern Orthodox (14.9%) | ||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
Persian | ||||
| others | Azerbaijani, Kurd, Lur (incl. Bakhtiari), Turkmen and other Turkic tribes, Baloch, Arab, Greek | ||||
| Demonym | Persian | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| Legislature | Persian Court | ||||
| Shah | Houshang Shah | ||||
| Royal house: | Modiri | ||||
| Population | 81 million people | ||||
| GDP Total: |
$600 billion | ||||
| per capita | $7,407.40 | ||||
| Independence | from August 4, 1271 | ||||
| Currency | Persian Rial | ||||
| Time Zone | Iran Daylight Time | ||||
| summer | May-September | ||||
| Driving Side | right | ||||
| Calling Code | 41 | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ira | ||||
The Empire of the Persians - commonly referred to as the Persian Empire, the Iranian Empire, the Empire of the Iranians, or simply just Persia (or alternatively Iran) is a large, autocratic monarchy in the Northeastern Middle East. The country borders Byzantium to the west, Muscovy to the north, and India to the east. The country's capital is Tehran, which contains approximately 12 million people and is its largest city.
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