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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name ==Synopsis== Iran is a large country in the [[Middle East]] with a population of about 75 million. There are over 70 ethnic groups within the country, although about a three-quarters of the population are Persian ethnically. The main spoken language is [[Farsi]], and most citizens speak it either as a first or second language. Most people are [[Muslim]]s, predominantly [[Shia]]. A very small number of people are [[Christian]]s, [[Bahai]] and [[Zoroastrian]]. Non-Muslims, especially those of the [[Bahai]] faith, are heavily persecuted.| subtopics ==Contents== {{topicsregion_churches}}* {{region_churches}} | {{region_denominations}}* Regions - [[Tehran Province|Tehran]] | , [[Qom Province|Qom]] | , [[Markazi Province|Markazi]] | , [[Qazvin Province|Qazvin]] | , [[Gilan Province|Gilan]] | , [[Ardabil Province|Ardabil]] | , [[Zanjan Province|Zanjan]] | , [[East Azarbaijan Province|East Azarbaijan]] | , [[West Azarbaijan Province|West Azarbaijan]] | , [[Kurdistan Province (Iran)|Kurdistan]] | , [[Hamedan Province|Hamedan]] | , [[Kermanshah Province|Kermanshah]] | , [[Ilam Province|Ilam]] | , [[Lorestan Province|Lorestan]] | , [[Khuzestan Province|Khuzestan]] | , [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari]] | , [[Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Province|Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad]] | , [[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]] | , [[Fars Province|Fars]] | , [[Hormozgan Province|Hormozgan]] | , [[Sistan and Baluchistan Province|Sistan and Baluchistan]] | , [[Kerman Province|Kerman]] | , [[Yazd Province|Yazd]] | , [[Esfahan Province|Esfahan]] | , [[Semnan Province|Semnan]] | , [[Mazandaran Province|Mazandaran]] | , [[Golestan Province|Golestan]] | , [[North Khorasan Province|North Khorasan]] | , [[Razavi Khorasan Province|Razavi Khorasan]] | , [[South Khorasan Province|South Khorasan]]* Major cities - [[Tehran]] | , [[Mashhad]]
Iran
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Iran is a large country in the [[Middle East]] with a population of about 75 million. There are over 70 ethnic groups within the country, although about a three-quarters of the population are Persian ethnically. The main spoken language is [[Farsi]], and most citizens speak it either as a first or second language. Most people are [[Muslim]]s, predominantly [[Shia]]. A very small number of people are [[Christian]]s, [[Bahai]] and [[Zoroastrian]]. Non-Muslims, especially those of the [[Bahai]] faith, are heavily persecuted.
===Religion===
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