interesting facts of iran
1) In 2012, Iran’s police chief announced that Google is a tool for spying. Additionally, the Iranian government wants to form a “national Internet” that would be under state control.
2) In Iran, couples that want a marriage license are required to take an hour-long lecture on contraception.
3) In Persian, the word Iran means “Land of the Aryans.”
4) The official name of Iran is the Islamic Republic of Iran. It became an Islamic republic in 1979 when the monarchy was overthrown and religious clerics assumed political power under supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini.
5) Iran’s capital and largest city, Tehran, has some of the worst air pollution in the world. An estimated 27 people die a day from air pollution-related diseases.
6) Iran is the oldest country on Earth.
7) More than 50% of all university students are women.
8) Nearly half of Iran has an arid desert climate. It receives less than 4 inches of precipitation each year.
9) Iran hosts the largest foreign refugee population.
10) 57% of Iranian population uses the Internet.