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Official name:
Islamic Republic of Iran
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Head of State:
President H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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National Day:
11th of February (Islamic Revolution of Iran-1979)
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Capital:
Tehran
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Area:
1,648,196 sq km
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Land boundaries:
4,137 km
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Sea boundaries:
2,700 km (Including the Caspian Sea)
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River boundaries:
1,918 km
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Border countries:
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan), Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
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Climate:
Mostly arid or semi-arid, temperate along Caspian coast and mountainous temperate along west and north-west.
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Natural resources:
Petroleum, natural, gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
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Land use (1998):
Arable land:
300,000 sq. Km
18.2%
Meadows and pastures:
900,000 sq. Km
54.6%
Forest and woodland:
120,000 sq. Km
7.3%
Other:
258,000 sq. Km
15.7%
Irrigated land:
70,000 sq. Km
4.2%
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Agricultural products:
Wheat, rice, barley, potato, grains, sugar-beet, cotton, fresh & dried fruits, dates, pistachio, fruits, nuts, poultry, meat, dairy products, wool; caviar, flowers and medicinal plants.
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Population:
70.4 million (2006)
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Population growth rate:
1.62% (2006)
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Religions:
Zoroastrian, Christian & Jewish
0.44%
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Languages:
Persian and Persian dialects, Azeri, Kurdish, Lori, Baloochi, Arabic
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Literacy (2000):
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Currency:
Rial (IRR)
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Exchange Rate:
9,226.0 (IRR / 1US$) Annual Average (2006)
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GDP:
254.4 billion US$ (2006)
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GDP per capita:
3045 US$ (2006)
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GDP growth rate:
6.32 % (2006)
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Inflation rate:
11.2 % (2006)
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Unemployment rate:
8.2 % (2006)
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Total Imports :
49,292 million US $ (2006)
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Total Exports :
75,537 million US $ (2006)
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Foreign Direct Investment :
901 million US $ (2006)
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Total External Debt :
n/a
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Industries:
Oil and gas, steel, aluminum, copper, electric and electronic equipment, cement & other building materials, metallurgy, home appliances, iron, textile, rugs and carpets, tapestry, miniature, ceramic, food processing (particularly sugar refining & vegetable oil production), petrochemicals, and car manufacturing & assemblies
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Electricity:
Capacity: 22,581 MWH (1997)
Production: 91,926 GWH (1997)
Consumption per capita: 1,500 KWH (1998)
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Transportation:
Railways:
6,700 km (2000)
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