- Iran, also called Persia has launched the country's first military satellite 'Noor'. It has been launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iran armed forces.
- About Iran,
Iran is a Western Asia country. According to the area (636,372 sq mi), Iran is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world.
Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq.
i) Iran Capital - Tehran.
ii) The currency of Iran - Rial.
iii) President of Iran - Hassan Rouhani.
Published On : 24 Apr 2020
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