Language: Iran's national and
official language is Persian (Farsi).
Different languages and dialects are used
in different regions and among the variety
of tribes that dwell in Iran. Azerbaijanis,
Turkmens, Qashghais and people in some
cities speak Turkish. People of Kurdistan and
parts of Khorasan and west-Azerbaijan speak in
Kurdish. Gilaki and Astarabadi (Mazandarani)
are dialects spoken in southern Caspian Sea
regions. In Baluchistan, Baluchi is the spoken
dialect and in the southern Iranian province of
Khuzestan, Arabic is also the spoken tongue.
Faith: The official
faith in Iran is
Islam, with Athna-Ashari (12
Imams) Shiism being the
nation's official religion.
Over 98% of the population are Muslims and
over 91% of
them are Shia.
The
rest are followers of Hanafi, Shafei,Maleki
Hanbali and Zaidi religions.Religious minorities
officially recognized in Iran are Christians.
Jews and Zoroastrians.
Government: The victory of the
Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979
established the Islamic Republic in the country.
Independence, freedom, establishment of the Islamic
Repulic, disruption of all political, military,
economic and
cultural reliance on big powers were the main objectives
of the revolution.
In the Islamic Republic,the
Executive,Judicial and the
Legislative bodies run the affairs of the country
under
the supervision of the religious leadership.
The leader is a comprehensively qualified Islamic
Jurisprudent elected by the Assembly of Experts.
Members of the Assembly
of Experts are qualified clerics
elected by popular votes. The President is chief
of the
Executive Body elected by popular votes for a 4-year
term. The Islamic Consultative Assembly (majlis) has legislative
duties and its members are elected by the people
for a
4-year term.
