| 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 |
65,619,636 (July 2000 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 |
68.34 male, 71.05 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
theocratic republic |
| Currency |
10 Iranian rials (IR) = 1 toman |
| GDP (per capita) |
$5,300 (1999 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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