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Official name :
Islamic Republic of Iran
Location :
South West Asia
Climate :
Iran is divided climatically into three main regions
: the extremely hot coast along the Persian Gulf and
the Gulf of Oman, the temperate but arid central
highland, and the tableland of the intensely cold
Alburz Mountains.
Area :
Over 1,648,000 square kilometers (636,296 square
miles), Iran is larger than Britain + France + Italy
+ Spain + Switzerland.
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Population
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Over 67 million
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Capital
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Tehran
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Major cities
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Isfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, Shiraz, Ahwaz, Kerman,
Hamadan.
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Coast line with the Persian Gulf and Gulf of
Oman :
Approx. 2000 kilometres.
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Coast line with the Caspian Sea :
Approx. 700 kilometres.
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Religions
:
Shiite Muslims : 95%, Sunni Muslims : 4% -
Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian: 1%
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Languages
:
Persian Farsi and Persian dialects : 58% ,
Turkish and Turkish dialect :26%,
Kurdish : 9%, Luri : 2%, Balooch :
1%, Arabic : 1%, Turkmen: 1%, Other
: 2%
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Constitution
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2-3 December 1979, revised 1989 to expand powers
of the presidency and eliminate the
prime ministry.
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Monetary unit :
10 Iranian Rials (IRR) = 1 Toman
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Industries :
Petroleum, Petrochemicals,
textiles, transportation equipment, cement and
other construction materials, food processing
(particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil
production), metal fabricating, carpets,
cigarettes…
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Agriculture :
Principal products –
wheat, barley , rice, sugar beets, sugarcane,
grapes, fruits, cotton, tea, nuts, pistachios,
caviar, livestock-sheep, goats, poultry , dairy
products, wool and … .
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Exports
:
Petroleum, carpets,
pistachios, fresh and dried fruits, nuts, animal
hides and leather, caviar, metal ores, cement,
textiles, handicrafts… .
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Imports
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Machinery, metal
works, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, technical
services, refined oil products, military
supplies.
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Major trade partners for exports :
Japan , Italy , France , Netherlands, Belgium,
Spain , Germany , Luxembourg.
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Major trade partners
for imports :
Germany, Japan ,
Italy, United Kingdom , France, Canada,
Australia.
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Natural resources :
Petroleum, natural gas , coal , chromium,
copper, iron ore, lead, magnetite, gypsum, salt,
barites…
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