Iran was formerly called Persia, a name which comes from the Fars province where the Aryan tribes lived. In 1934, Reza Shah officially changed the name to Iran, an Aryan word meaning “of noble origin.� However, the word Persia is often still used to refer to the country's arts and architecture. Capital City: Tehran Independence Day: 1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed) Government Type: theocratic republic Population: 69,018,924 Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% Religion: Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% Life Expectancy: 69.66 Currency: Iranian rial (IRR) GDP(per capita) 7,000 Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments Exports: petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets Import industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military supplies Geography Information Total Area: 1,649,000 sq km (slightly larger than Alaska) Land Area: 1,636,000 sq km Water Area: 12,000 sq km Highest Point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m Lowest Point: Caspian Sea -28 m

If you do not know Johnny Depp you could watch one of these movies: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Blow," "Edward Scissorhands," "Sleepy Hollow," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," or "Cry-Baby."
1. Johnny Christopher Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on the 9th of June 1963.He is 40. Doesn't look it eh?
2. Previous jobs Johnny has had are pen salesman, musician, and he worked at a gas station before becoming an actor.
3. Johnny is scared of clowns
4. As a hobby Johnny Depp trained Lizards
5. Johnny Depp has over eight tattoos, the most famous one being Wino Forever on his right arm. They used to say Winona Forever (a tribute to Winona Ryder,) but he had the n and a lasered off after they broke up.
6. In his younger years, Johnny Depp was wild, reckless and rebellious. He dropped out of high school to concentrate on his musical career. But later he played bass guitar in a band called "P"!
7. 'Mr. Stench' is the nickname he chose forhimself.
8. He was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001 and 1990.
9. The tattoo of Jack and a swallow which is seen in Pirates of the Caribbean is real. He uses it to prove that he is the real Jack Sparrow.
10. Johnny has been arrested a few times. Once for fighting with paparazzi in London and another for trashing a New York apartment.
11. He wanted some of his teeth to be gold capped for Pirates of the Caribbean and despite the disagreement of the director, he did it.
12. On May 27, 1999 at 8:25 pm, Johnny became a father for the first time. French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis gave birth to their daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp, in a hospital near Paris. His second child, John Christopher Depp III was born on the 9th of April 2002.
13. Johnny Depp Says:" Anything I've done up 'til May 27, 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life."