Iran Economic details Iran, known officially as Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran), is located in southwest Asia on the eastern shore of the Persian Gulf, with Tehran as its capital. Its official language, Farsi (Persian) is Indo- European. The population (69 million), while ethnically diverse is almost entirely Muslim and has been the centre of the Shia branch of Islam. As the second largest country in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia, Iran's economy …showed first 75 words of 2998 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2998 total…Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, 2004, Iran's Transportation System. Retrieved on 28/2/04. Available at http://www.iccim.org/English/Magazine/iran_commerce/no3_2004/14.htm *<Tab/>The Economist, 2004, Country Briefings: Iran. Retrieved on 28/2/04. Available at http://www.economist.com/countries/Iran/index.cfm CD-ROMS *<Tab/>Microsoft Encarta Encyclopaedia, 2003, Iran. Retrieved on 5/3/04. Newspapers *<Tab/>Anon, Sydney Morning Herald, 20/2/04, 'Hardliners tighten their grip in Iran', No 51927, pp.9.