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Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and clerics assumed political control under supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

The Iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the Shah, who had alienated powerful religious, political and popular forces with a programme of modernization and Westernization coupled with heavy repression of dissent.

Persia, as Iran was known before 1935, was one of the greatest empires of the ancient world, and the country has long maintained a distinct cultural identity within the Islamic world by retaining its own language and adhering to the Shia interpretation of Islam.

The Beautiful Iran You Have to Visit to appreciate

Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital: Tehran
Population 75 million
Area 1.65 million sq km (636,313 sq miles)
Major language Persian
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 71 years (men), 74 years (women)
Currency rial

TRAVEL & ECONOMY

The economy of #Iran is a mixed economy with a large part going to the public sector. It is the world's eighteenth largest economy when it comes to purchasing power parity. About 60 per cent of Iranian Economy is the centrally planned economy.