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| People of Iran
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| Population: |
68,959,931 (July 1998 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.04% (1998 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
31.37 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6.19 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
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| Infant
mortality rate: |
48.95 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
4.31 children born/woman (1998 est.)
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| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:68.25 years
male: 66.83 years
female: 69.74 years (1998 est.)
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| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:72.1%
male:78.4%
female:65.8% (1994 est.)
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| Religions: |
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1% |
| Nationality: |
noun: Iranian(s)
adjective:Iranian
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| Languages: |
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
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| Iran Government
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| Country
name: |
conventional long form:Islamic Republic of Iran
conventional short form:Iran
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
local short form: Iran
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| Data
code: |
IR |
| Government
type: |
theocratic republic |
| National capital: |
Tehran |
| Independence: |
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)
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| National
holiday: |
Islamic Republic Day, 1 April (1979)
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| Legal
system: |
the Constitution codifies Islamic principles of government
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| Suffrage: |
15 years of age; universal |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Court |
| Flag description: |
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah) in red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band
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| Economy of Iran |
| GDP: |
purchasing power parity -$371.2 billion (1997 est.)
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| GDP
- real growth rate: |
3.2% (1997 est.)
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| GDP
- per capita: |
purchasing power parity-$5,500 (1997 est.)
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| GDP
- composition by sector: |
agriculture:21%
industry:37%
services: 42% (1994 est.)
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| Inflation
rate - consumer price index: |
23% (1996) |
| Labor
force: |
total: 15.4 million
by occupation: agriculture 33%, manufacturing 21% (1988 est.)
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| Unemployment
rate: |
more than 30% (January 1998 est.) |
| Budget: |
revenues:$34.6 billion
expenditures:$34.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $11.8 billion (FY96/97)
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| Industries: |
petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments |
| Industrial
production growth rate: |
5.7% (FY95/96 est.)
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| Agriculture
- products: |
wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar |
| Exports: |
total value:$19 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.)
commodities:petroleum 80%, carpets, fruits, nuts, hides, iron, steel
partners:Japan, US, UK, Germany, South Korea, UAE
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| Imports:
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total value:$15.6 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.)
commodities:machinery, military supplies, metal works, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, technical services, refined oil products
partners:Germany, Italy, Japan, UAE, UK, Belgium |
| Debt
- external: |
$21.9 billion (1996 est.)
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| Energy Information: |
Country Analysis Briefs - Iran |
| Communications
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| Telephones: |
3.02 million (1992 est.)
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| Telephone system: |
domestic:microwave radio relay extends throughout country; system centered in Tehran
international:satellite earth stations-3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0
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| Radios: |
14.3 million (1992 est.)
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| Televisions: |
3.9 million (1992 est.)
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| Transportation |
| Railways: |
total: 7,286 km |
| Highways: |
total:162,000 km
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 4,550 km
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| Merchant marine: |
total:135 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,465,226 GRT/6,128,443 DWT
ships by type: bulk 47, cargo 34, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 2, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 1, multifunction large-load carrier 6, oil tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 10, short-sea passenger 1
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| Ports and harbors: |
Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti), Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Now Shahr |
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