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Official name
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Islamic Republic of Iran
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Head of State
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President H.E. Dr. Hassan Rouhani |
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National Day
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11th of February (Islamic Revolution of Iran-1979)
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Capital
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Tehran
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Area
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1,648,196 sq km
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| Land boundaries |
4,137 km |
| Sea boundaries |
2,700 km (Including the Caspian Sea) |
| River boundaries |
1,918 km |
| Border countries |
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan), Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
| 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 |
| Land use (1998): |
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| 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% |
| 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. |
| Population |
76.03 million (2012) |
| Population growth rate |
1.34% (2012) |
| Religions |
Muslim 99.56%
Zoroastrian, Christian & Jewish 0.44%
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| Languages |
Persian and Persian dialects, Azeri, Kurdish, Lori, Baloochi, Arabic |
| Literacy (2011) |
Total 84.2% |
| Currency |
Rial (IRR) |
| GDP |
448.2 billion US$ (2010) |
| GDP per capita |
6030 US$ (2010) |
| GDP growth rate |
6.4 % (2010) |
| Total Imports |
53451 million US $ (2012) |
| Total Exports |
98033 million US $ (2012) |
| Foreign Direct Investment |
4870 million US $ (2012) |
| 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 |
| Electricity |
Production: 232,955 GWH (2010) |
| Transportation: |
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| Railways networks |
12000 km (2013) |
| Road networks |
220000 km (2013) |
| Ports |
11 commercial ports |
| Airports |
54 |