Islamic Republic of Tawhid

The Islamic Republic of Iran, also known as the Second Achaemenid Empire, or simply Iran and Persia (the latter two interchangable), is a large nation which spans the majority of the Middle East, the entirety of the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Central Asia. Home to more than 659.5 million citizens, and consisting of 14,215,886 square kilometers, Iran is the second largest nation by size and third largest by population in the world. Iran is ruled by a triumvirate system, in which the Shah, the Supreme Leader, and the President of Iran govern the nation together. The current shah is Reza Pahlavi, who is the symbolic head of the country; the Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei, who is the supreme religious authority of Iran; and the president is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who actually governs the country.