Economic: first two concepts2. Geological: the third conceptC. Two common mistakes made in resource evaluation:1. Current Reserves â  Potential ReservesThe static reserve index is a commonly used measure of how long a resource basewill last.a. DEFINITION: The static reserve index is the ratio of current reservesto current consumption.
Geography of Iran. When Persia became Iran. This article is a part of Persia or Iran by Professor Ehsan Yarshater, published in Iranian Studies, Vol. XXII, No.1, 1989. In 1935 the Iranian government requested those countries which it had diplomatic relations with, to call Persia Iran, which is the name of the country in Persian.
Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km 2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the second-largest nation in the Middle East and the 18th-largest in the world. With 78.4 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 17th most populous nation. It is the only country that has both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline. Iran has long been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Proto-Elamite and Elamite kingdom in 3200â2800 BC.