Iran Facts. Several items are from http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=70803

• The official recognised religious minorities in Iran are Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians.

• Iran’s Jewish community numbers around 20,000 people and remains the largest in the Middle East after Israel, despite substantial emigration in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution in 1979.

• Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians are represented in parliament.

• Iran considers Bahais, who advocate the unity of all religions, to be apostate and the sect has none of the rights enjoyed by the other minorities.

• A Sports/Cultural complexe exists for Armenians (largest Christian subgroup) and one is being built for Jews.