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Capital Iran : |
Tehran .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Iran :
| 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 .
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| Climate Iran :
| mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast .
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| Life expectancy Iran :
| 69.66 years .
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| Fertility rate Iran :
| 1.93 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Iran :
| theocratic republic .
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| Population Iran :
| 69,018,924 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Iran :
| 1.648 million sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Iran :
| 14,571,100 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Iran :
| 3,376,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Iran :
| 98.
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| Sex ratio total Iran :
| 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Iran ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iran ratio 15 64 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Iran ratio 65 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Iran :
| $3.935 billion (2003) |
| HIV Iran :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Iran :
| 40% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Iran :
| 79,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Iran :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Iran :
| NA |
| Inflation Iran :
| 16.4% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Iran :
| 15.7% (2002 est.) |
| Internet Users Iran :
| 4.3 million (2003) |
| Location Iran :
| Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan |
| Geographic Coordinates Iran :
| 32 00 N, 53 00 E |
| Religion Iran :
| Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% |
| Administrative region Iran :
| 28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan |
| Terrain Iran :
| rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts |
| Elevation extremes lowest Iran :
| Caspian Sea -28 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Iran :
| Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m |
| Natural resources Iran :
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
| Land use arable land Iran :
| 8,72% |
| Land use permanentcrops Iran :
| 1,39% |
| Irrigated land Iran :
| 75,620 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Iran :
| periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes |
| Environment current issues Iran :
| air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization |
| Geography note Iran :
| strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport |
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Divisions
Ardabil
Azarbayjan-e Gharbi
Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Bushehr
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari
Esfahan
Fars
Gilan
Golestan
Hamadan
Hormozgan
Ilam
Kerman
Kermanshah
Khorasan
Khuzestan
Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad
Kordestan
Lorestan
Markazi
Mazandaran
Qazvin
Qom
Semnan
Sistan va Baluchestan
Tehran
Yazd
Zanjan
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