Country (long form) |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Capital |
Tehran |
Total Area |
636,296.36 sq mi 1,648,000.00 sq km (slightly larger than Alaska) |
Population |
66,128,965 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
100,198,725 |
Languages |
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
Literacy |
72.1% total, 78.4% male, 65.8% female (1994 est.) |
Religions |
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1% |
Life Expectancy |
68.61 male, 71.37 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
theocratic republic |
Currency |
10 Iranian rials (IR) = 1 toman |
GDP (per capita) |
$6,300 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments |
Agriculture |
wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar |
Arable Land |
10% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
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