Iran
By William Ufferfilge
Interesting facts about Iran
1. After kindergarten boys and girls are separated except in some country side schools which do not have enough space to do that.
2. Iran's official language is Persian or Farsi.
Iran school
Iran kids begin school at the age of seven. Most kids then complete elementary school but, only three fourths of the students go on to high school. And some of the most popular subjects are math and science.
Sherin Ebadi
A lawyer received Nobel Peace prize for his efforts to promote democracy and human rights (2003.)
Sports
One of the top sports in Iran is soccer when ever someone in Iran has free Time they just play soccer. But soccer is not there only sport they also like wrestling and many other sports to.
Iran's History
Iran's revolution/War with Iraq
As the Iranian's did not like how there government was run they through protests. Doing these protests they leader of Iran fled the country. At that moment the Iranian's knew they had there country back until Iraq surprised attacked Iran. The people of Iraq knew that the best time to attack Iran was during there revolution so they did.
Time Difference
U.S time (Durham): 10:44 a.m
Iran time: 7:14 p.m
Time Difference: 8 1/2 hours
Elections
Similar to the U.S elections but, only religious people are in the "congress"
Economy
This country is one of the top oil-producing countries in the world.
Nuclear Research
This country has attempted many times to make a nuclear bomb but, were stopped by the U.S since they were not trusted enough.
Foods
Yogurt has been eaten by people in Iran for thousands of years. Also nuts have been a extremely popular food in Iran.
Festivals
Festivals occur once a year in Iran that may last up to a week. The festivals usually celebrate religion, but sometimes even great leaders too.