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Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
List of countries and territories by Iranian population Country Iranian diaspora in 2021 Article United States: 400,000 - 620,000: Iranian American Canada: 400,000 (2021) [citation needed] Iranian Canadian Germany: 266,000 (2023) [11] [citation needed] Iranians in Germany United Arab Emirates UAE: 357,000 (2021) [citation needed]
Asia's market share (the proportion of Canadian imports) in Canada accounts for 19.2%. [7] 9.83% of total Canadian imports come from China and 3.53% come from Japan. Canada's market share in Asia is only 0.96%, creating a trade deficit. Due to its proximity to Asia across the Pacific Vancouver is the major port for Canada's trade with Asia. [8]
Nation-building is a long evolutionary process, and in most cases the date of a country's "formation" cannot be objectively determined; e.g., the fact that England and France were sovereign kingdoms on equal footing in the medieval period does not prejudice the fact that England is not now a sovereign state (having passed sovereignty to Great ...
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 June 1974 when Bangladesh an embassy was established in Iran and on 24 January 1975 Irans embassy was also established in Bangladesh. [ 280 ] Bangladesh and Iran signed a preferential trade accord in July 2006 which removed non-tariff barriers, with a view to eventually establishing a free ...
With their 13 consulates across Canada, Finland is the most represented foreign country in Canada. Both countries are full members of NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Arctic Council. Canada fully supported Finland's application to join NATO, which resulted in membership on 4 April 2023.
Greater Iran or Greater Persia (Persian: ایران بزرگ Irān-e Bozorg), also called the Iranosphere or the Persosphere, is an expression that denotes a wide socio-cultural region comprising parts of West Asia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia (specifically the Tarim Basin)—all of which have been affected, to some ...
Canada withdraws from the War in Afghanistan at the end of the first phase. [133] [134] [143] 2018: 17 October The Cannabis Act becomes law, making recreational cannabis use legal throughout the country. Canada is the second country (after Uruguay in 2013) to legalize recreational cannabis use nationwide. [144] 2020: 7 January - March