Iran (, Īrān also known in the international community as Persia), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), is a country located in Southwest Asia. Iran borders Armenia, Azerbaijan (including its Nakhichevan exclave), and Turkmenistan to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, and Turkey and Iraq to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf, across which lie Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion.

Throughout history, Iran has been of great geostrategic importance due to its central location in Eurasia. Iran is a member and co-founder of the United Nations, the OIC, and OPEC. Iran is also significant in international politics on account of its large supply of petroleum and other resources. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and literally means "Land of the Aryans."

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RT @persianbanoo: Iran a country that executes PPL for having consensual sex out-of-wedlock but ignores rape in its prisons #iranelection
jocarva (João Cunha) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:18 -0000
RT @persianbanoo: Iran a country that executes PPL for having consensual sex out-of-wedlock but ignores rape in its prisons #iranelection
Following today: Copenhagen talks deadlocked; Iran working on a nuke?; Merkley won't vote for Bernanke http://opbnews.org
opbmorning (Geoff Norcross OPB) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:15 -0000
Following today: Copenhagen talks deadlocked; Iran working on a nuke?; Merkley won't vote for Bernanke http://opbnews.org
Despite Obama's attempts, the Chinese are still hesitating to agree to Iran sanctions; Israel can barely hold back http://bit.ly/6T57Ls
homoglobalis (Nick B) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:09 -0000
Despite Obama's attempts, the Chinese are still hesitating to agree to Iran sanctions; Israel can barely hold back http://bit.ly/6T57Ls
#IRAN RT @Sculptur Congratulations to Green Movement: Twitter names top topics for 2009 http://bit.ly/6qvqz4 No. 1 #IranElection
PashaTaaj (Pasha Taaj) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:27:54 -0000
#IRAN RT @Sculptur Congratulations to Green Movement: Twitter names top topics for 2009 http://bit.ly/6qvqz4 No. 1 #IranElection
#iranelection #karoubi #iran #mousavi #neda http://ow.ly/MX2b سنگ قبر احسان فتاحيان را شکستند
cheshmsabz (Dr.Homayoun Nobarani) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:27:28 -0000
#iranelection #karoubi #iran #mousavi #neda http://ow.ly/MX2b سنگ قبر احسان فتاحيان را شکستند
Iran a country that executes PPL for having consensual sex out-of-wedlock but ignores rape in its prisons #iranelection
persianbanoo (Persian Banoo) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:27:16 -0000
Iran a country that executes PPL for having consensual sex out-of-wedlock but ignores rape in its prisons #iranelection

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