Iran is the 17th biggest country of the world with 1,648,195 km2 of area. It is located in the North and East Hemispheres, in Middle East. Geographic wise, it is a mountainous country with its mountains divided to four main categories. First, there is the Northern Mountains that include Azerbaijan, Alborz, and Khorasan, the Western Mountains, better known as Zagros, the Central Mountains, and at last the Eastern Mountains. The northern mountains of Iran start from the border of Iran and Turkey and after passing through Azerbaijan and Caspian Sea Shore reaches Hindukush Mountains in Afghanistan. In the creation of these mountains, the sedimentary, volcanic and magmatic activities were influential. Iran is a culturally diverse society, and interethnic relations are generally amicable. The predominant ethnic and cultural group in the country consists of native speakers of Persian.
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