Iran
/ɪˈrɑːn/- a country in the Middle East, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf; pop. 66,429, 300 (est. 2009); languages, Farsi (Persian) (official), Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Arabic, and others; capital, Tehran.伊朗（中东国家, 位于里海与波斯湾之间; 2009年估计人口66,429, 300; 语言波斯语、阿塞拜疆语、库尔德语, 阿拉伯语及其他语言, 官方语为波斯语; 首都德黑兰）。
USAGE
Previously known as Persia, the country adopted the name Iran in 1935. Iran was a monarchy until 1979, when the shah was overthrown in a popular uprising, headed by Ayatollah Khomeini, which led soon after to the establishment of an Islamic republic. From 1980 to 1988 Iran was at war with its neighbour Iraq. See also PERSIA, I RAN-IRAQ W AR.