Persia

Iran (Persian: ایران‎ Irān), officially the Imperial State of Iran (Persian: کشور شاهنشاهی ایران Keshvar-e Shâhanshâhi-ye Irân), is a country in Central-Western Asia. Iran is a country of particular geopolitical significance owing to its location in three spheres of Asia (West, Central and South). Iran is bordered by the Soviet Union to the north, by Hazaristan and Balochistan to the east, by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south, by Lorestan and Ahwazistan to the west, and by Azerbaijan and Kurdistan to the northwest.