> Iranians are Persians, not Arabs!
CIA World Factbook provides the following data on the ethnic and linguistic composition of Iran:
1. Ethnic Groups:
Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
2. Languages:
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
CIA - World Factbook at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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