The Islamic Republic of Iran or
simply Iran officially
Persia until 1935
is a
Middle Eastern
country situated in
southwestern 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,
Qatar, and the
United Arab Emirates.
Shi'a Islam is the
official
state religion.
Throughout its 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
very important in
international politics
due to its large
supply of
petroleum and
other resources.
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