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Location	Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan.
Geographic coordinates	32 00 N, 53 00 E.
Map references	Middle East.
Area	Total: 1.648 million sq km Land: 1.636 million sq km Water: 12,000 sq km.
Land Boundaries	Total: 5,440 km.
Border Countries	border countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan-proper 432 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km.
Coastline	2,440 km; Note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km).
Climate	Mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast.
Geography — Note	Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport.
Population	66,622,704 (July 2002 est.).
Age Structure	0-14 years: 31.6% (Male 10,753,218; Female 10,273,015) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 21,383,542; female 21,096,307) 65 years and over: 4.7% (male 1,633,016; female 1,483,606) (2002 est.).
Population growth rate	0.77% (2002 est.).
Ethnic groups	Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%.
Religions	Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%.
Languages	Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%.
Literacy	Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 72.1% Male: 78.4% Female: 65.8% (1994 est.).
Country Name	Conventional Long Form: Islamic Republic of Iran Conventional Short Form: Iran Local Short Form: Iran Local Long Form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran Former: Persia.
Government type	Theocratic republic.
Capital	Tehran.
Independence	1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed).
National holiday	Republic Day, 1 April (1979).
Constitution	2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the presidency and eliminate the prime ministership.
Legal System	The Constitution codifies Islamic principles of government.
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal.
GDP	Purchasing Power Parity - $426 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	5% (2001 est.).
GDP - per capita	Purchasing Power Parity - $6,400 (2001 est.).
GDP - composition by sector	Agriculture: 20% Industry: 24% Services: 56% (2000 est.).
Population below poverty line	53% (2001 est.).
Household income or consumption by percentage share	Lowest 10%: NA% Highest 10%: NA% (2000)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	13% (2001 est.).
Labor force	18 million Note: Shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	Agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1998).
Budget	Revenues: $24 billion Expenditures: $22 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)
Industries	Petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments.
Agriculture - products	Wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar.
Exports	$27.4 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.).
Exports - commodities	Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes.
Exports - partners	Japan 20.5%, Italy 7%, UAE 5.9%, France 4.7%, China 4.1% (1999).
Imports	$17.2 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
Imports - commodities	Industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military supplies.
Imports - partners	Germany 11%, Italy 8.3%, China 6.1%, Japan 5.3%, UAE 5% (1999).
Currency	Iranian Rial (IRR).
Currency code	IRR.
Fiscal year	21 March - 20 March.
Source : www.cia.gov

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