First a quick geography lesson. Here is a map. Iran is in red. Bordered by Afghanistan and Pakistan on the West. Turkey and Iraq on the East. The Persian Gulf is to the South and the Caspian Sea is to the North.

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What do you need to know about Iran? Well it’s the world’s only modern theocracy. This means it’s governed according to Islamic law (that’s right, alcohol is illegal!!!), but a lot of people, especially in the cities, are not very religious at all. Many of them totally hate their own government (but that could go for almost any country!).

Tehran, the capital, has about the population of Australia. It’s packed and quite polluted. It’s surrounded by mountains to the North (which help keep the pollution in) and desert in most other directions.

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10 Responses to “What do you need to know?”

  1. Roman Says:

    Omg. Thank you for the wonderful insight. I never knew there was a country named Iran existed as I was only thinking Irack! – I kid, I kid.

    How are you Paris? Summer here in Sydney sux as it has been raining heavily for the past few days. Plus Team Descovery is self-destructing since your departure!

  2. parisainiran Says:

    Omg. Thank you for the smartass comment. You’ll be surprised how many people confuse the two. We were only at war with each other for 8 years.

    I miss everyone there too. But please, we need to make it to the finals! Keep it together team!

  3. Loz Says:

    Vlad and I were stuck in a hail storm yesterday! =S. Please tell me the weather is better over there?!?

  4. Girgis Says:

    hey parisa

    hope u havin fun …

    G

  5. Daveena Says:

    Hi Parisa,

    Missing you heaps at the office.
    We have lost every fotsal match since the first match…. but we do have fun.
    Anyways, be safe and have fun. Cya soon!!

  6. Ates Says:

    hi Parisa
    i miss you a lot
    every1 of us cuzins missis u

    we all love u 2

    bye

  7. parisainiran Says:

    Thanks everyone for saying hi.

    Miss you all too :)

    I’ll be posting up photos as soon as I buy a pirated copy of photoshop.

    Any pirated software or movie requests please email me ;)

  8. farbod Says:

    i don’t care for your motherland,and never heard of it…just tell me where’s da bomb!
    haha!!

    hope you call these “memorable” days later on…:)

  9. Loz Says:

    * thinking of movies *

    get me something funny Paz! lol.

    and…wheres your update missy?!?!

    xoxoxoxo

  10. Kat Says:

    Hey Hey Parisa,

    Hope your having a good time. Didnt get to see you befor you went!!!! argh!!

    Hope all is well :)

    ttys!!

    **MWAH**

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