Persian is one of the most important languages in the oil-wealthy region of South-East Asia. There are few empires that were as ever as influential as was the Persian. Their language remains today, both in its modern incarnation and in the significant influence it had on its neighboring nations and cultures. This language is most widely-spoken in Iran. It is also spoken in Afghanistan, in parts of Turkey and within some populations in Iraq, among numerous other places in the region. It is an ancient language which is very much a part of the cultural and scientific history of the Middle East. Despite its sounding very different, it is a member of the same family of languages as is English.
Persian is typically written in its own variation of Arabic script and, in some cases, it is found written using the Cyrillic alphabet. It is spoken in several non-Middle Eastern nations, including among a substantial population of Iranians and Persians in the United States. Iran, despite some state restrictions, is a nation that is very heavy with Internet use. The population living abroad oftentimes uses Persian as their language on web pages, and there is a substantial market available to those who have pages written in this language. The fact that it can be written in two different scripts makes it even more useful and convenient. The influence of this language has remained constant for thousands of years, and is likely to become a valuable one for those who do business online. There are approximately 70 million people who call this their first language.