| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
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| Capital City |
Tehran |
| Other Major Cities |
Mashhad, Esfahan, Karaj, Tabriz |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
(32 00 N, 53 00 E) Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan |
| Total Area |
1,745,150 km² |
| Total Land Area |
1,628,760 km² |
| Total Water Area |
116,390 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
5,894 km |
| Border Countries |
| 7 border countries: Afghanistan (921 km) Armenia (44 km) Azerbaijan (689 km); Iraq (1,599 km); Pakistan (959 km); Türkiye (534 km); Turkmenistan (1,148 km) |
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| Coastline |
2,440 km |
| Climate and Weather |
Since Iran is in the arid zone, some 65% of its territory is arid or hyper arid, and approximately 85% has an arid, semi-arid or hyper arid environment, the specific features and location of Iran causes it to receive less than a third of the world average precipitation. Only the Caspian Plain in the north receives more than 1,000 mm of rain annually. Most humid clouds enter the country from the west but the mountains prevent them from reaching the centre, east and south. Therefore, the central and southern lowlands and the east of the country receive very little precipitation. Due to shortage of precipitation and its uneven distribution in these areas, most rivers are seasonal and their flows depend heavily on the amount of rainfall. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Iranian |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
0.7 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
1.68 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 42000 National Currency Units (2021) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 398,047,827,909 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
2.67 Percent (2022) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
5.77 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
8.71 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
290 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
18,603,110,371 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
China, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Taiwan, Russia |
| Merchandise Imports |
25,450,220,649 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, UAE, Russia, Türkiye, India |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
7,615,266,782 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, Azerbaijan |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
8,001,087,708 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Türkiye, Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Indigenous chicken meat; Tomatoes; Wheat; Whole fresh cow milk; Pistachios |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
98 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
110 |
| Ambulance |
125 |
| Fire |
115 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://dolat.ir |
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http://www.parliran.ir http://www.majlis.ir |
| Ministry of Agriculture Jihad |
http://www.agri-jahad.ir |
| Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
http://www.ict.gov.ir |
| Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare |
https://www.mcls.gov.ir |
| Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance |
http://www.farhang.gov.ir |
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |
http://www.mefa.ir |
| Ministry of Energy |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://en.mfa.ir |
| Ministry of Health and Medical Education |
http://ird.behdasht.gov.ir |
| Ministry of Interior |
http://www.moi.ir |
| Ministry of Management and Planning Organisation |
http://www.mporg.ir |
| Ministry of Petroleum |
http://www.mop.ir |
| Ministry of Roads and Urban Development |
http://mrud.ir |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
http://www.msy.gov.ir |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.amar.org.ir |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.cbi.ir/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
http://www.mporg.ir |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.msrt.ir |
