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Location:
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Population:
65,619,636 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religions:
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
Languages:
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Area:
total: 1.648 million sq km
land: 1.636 million sq km
water: 12,000 sq km
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
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- Iran Media - information on Iranian/Persian film, television and radio. In English and Farsi.
- Iran News - collection of recent news headlines and photographs about or from Iran. With sports, message boards, and more.
- Iran News From Around the World - news and links from Farsi and English papers and other news sources.
- Iran Press Service - private news gathering service covering Iran and its surrounding zone.
- IranExpert - news and information on economic, political, and cultural affairs.
- Islamic Republic News Agency -(IRNA) - latest news from Iran and other countries. Also has information in Persian and Arabic. Includes live television and radio broadcasts.
- My Iran - weekly, non-profit, non-commercial ethnic and cultural program in the Persian language. Produced by volunteers in Portland, OR.
- NetIran - general information on Iran, its goivernment, culture and people. Also features news, updated daily.
- Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Iran
- INBC - music, news, interviews, featuring Mr. Ahmad Alizadeh. Live in Farsi and English.
- Persian Radio - a mix of persian music, news and announcements.
- Radio Hambastegi 91,1 FM - a persian station for Iranians in Sweden representing left and feminist views. With news, reports, interviews and debates. In English and Persian.
- Voice of Worker-communism - devoted to bringing the news and views of communist workers in Tehran, Isfahan, and Abadan on politics, economy and social issues.
- Iranian Biomedical Journal - quarterly biomedical journal.
- Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences - multi-specialty medical journal.
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- Arizona Persian Page
- Behbahan - Iranian information and links.
- CyberIran - news, chat, cultural information, and more.
- Democracy Network of Iran (DNI) - a net-based group of individuals committed to campaign for promotion of democracy and improvement of human rights conditions in Iran.
- Freedom Of Iran - news, links, reports, and more.
- Golshan - page for religious and political movement in Iran.
- Indra's Persian Web - links to Iranian technology, political, business, cultural and arts resources.
- Iran99 - with photos and statistics about Iran.
- Iranian Site for Iranian People (ISIP) - includes chat, music, newspapers, news headlines, magazines, and more.
- IranShahr - news/commentaries in Persian.
- Khodadad's Iran Page - with a brief history of Iran, literature, photos, and maps.
- NetIran - general information on Iran, its goivernment, culture and people. Also features news, updated daily.
- Persepolis - Persian online community. Business directory, alumni clubs (in the US and Iran), personals, soccer, links, art and lots more.
- Persian Art and Entertainment - listings for Persian/Farsi art exhibits, theater productions, entertainment, and cultural events in the U.S. and U.K.
- Persian Dot Com - exchanging cultural, business, education, and medical information.
- Society of Iranian Professionals of Northern California - non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization to educate, and promote Iranian culture and community.
- Support The Movement of Iranian Students - with photos, petition, international reactions and more.
- Vatan Online - featuring Iraninan music, jokes, soccer, and news.
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