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IRAN

general data of the country

General useful information

Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.

Nation and population

official name (short form): Irân

country code ISO: IR //; - FIPS: IR

location: Southwest Asia

time zone: +3:30 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time]

surface (land) area: 1648000 sq.km = 636293 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi

geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 40° N / South: 25° N / East: 63° E / West: 44° E

borders (land): Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan

borders (coastline): Caspian Sea; Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman (parts of the Indian Ocean)

climate: arid subtropical

Government

independent since: 1906-10-07

type of government: islamic republic

capital: Tehrân

administrative division: ostan (24) // or: ostan (15) and farmandariha, farmandakirol (9)

Population

population according to the last two censuses (1991): 55473,189 ; (1996): 60055,488

total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 65619,636; or: 63664,000; 2001: 64528,000

population density: 39 per sq.km = 100 per sq.mi

population growth: 3,6% //; - doubling time: 25 years

birth rate: 17 - 33 per 1000

death rate: 5 - 7 per 1000

fertility rate: 6 children per female

maternal mortality: per 100,000

infant mortality (1-4 years): 55 per 1000

life expectancy: 70 years (male: 69; female: 71)

age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 6%

urbanisation: 62% //; - urbanisation growth: 5%

percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 28%

Ethnic composition, language, religion

ethnic groups: Persian 51%; Azerbaijani 24%; Kurdish 7%; Gilaki 5%; Luri; Mazandarani; Baluchi; Arab

languages: Farsi (Persian; official) 48%; Kurdish, Baluchi, Luri, Turkic, Arab, French

religious affiliation: Shî'î Muslim 89 - 94%; Sunnî Muslim 6 - 10% [figures differ due to several sources used]

Health

daily food intake: 2822 calories per capita

population with access to safe water: 83%

people per physician: 1182

people per hospital bed: 609

Education, literacy

school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 96%

school enrolment: secondary education: 53%

school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 7%

adult literacy: 54% (male: %; female: %) [figure found for 1997: 79%]

Economy and infrastructure

Economy and trade

currency: Rial = 100 dinar

annual inflation rate: 26%

population below poverty line: %

Gross Domestic Product: USD 2068 per capita

GNI USD 1680 per capita //; - [ppp: 5910]

GDP growth: 2%

income: USD 2320 per capita

import: USD 30712 per capita //; - export: USD 19868 per capita

trade: USD 598 per capita //; - or 43% of GDP

trade partners: IT GB UA TR DE JP

human development index: 0,714 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 90

female labour force: 28%

unemployment: 13%

tourism: 1,7 million

Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy

land use: arable land: 9% //; - grass land: 27% //; - wooded area: 11% //; - arid land and desert: ca 50%

agriculture: labour force: 36% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 21%

agricultural products: cereals, timber, cattle, sheep, fish, sugar, rice, fruits, nuts, cotton

livestock (million): asses: 1,6 / buffalo 0,5 / camels: 0,15 / cattle: 8 / goats: 26 / poultry 250 / sheep: 54

fish catch: 387200 metric tonnes

industry: labour force: 33% //; - part of industry in GDP: 21%

industrial products: petroleum products, steel, textiles, electrical goods, cement, sugar refining, carpets

mining products: natural oil & gas, lead, chromium, copper, iron, zinc, coal, gypsum, manganese

CO2 emission per capita: 4,7

services: labour force: 31% //; - part of services in GDP: 58%

energy use (kg per capita): 1651

electricity use (per capita): 1303

annual water use (per capita): 1362

Traffic, communication

road network: 139368, or: 165724 km //; - of which paved: 59% //; - of which are motorways: 490 km

vehicles: 35 per 1000

railways: 4601, or 7286 km //; - railways passenger/km: 6422

navigable inland waterways: 130, or 904 km

ownership telephone: 85 - 125 per 1000

ownership radio receivers: 213 - 280 per 1000

ownership tv-sets: 76 -148 per 1000

newspaper circulation: 20 per 1000

persons per post office: 5700

personal computers: 63 per 1000

Some physical landmarks

mountains: Damavand 5671 m, Sabalán 4811, Soleiman 4805 [4490?], Kûh-e-Zarde 4548, Kûh-e-Hazâran 4420

lowest point: almost 28 m below sea level at the borders of the Caspian Sea

lakes (natural): Orúmíyeh, Namak, Sístán, Hámún-eJaz Múríán, Tashk

lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown

lakes (deepest): unknown

rivers: Kârûn, Sefid and a few others, some as borderline rivers like Atrak and Araz, but all of little importance

canals: unknown

waterfalls: unknown

caves: longest system: unknown / deepest:

islands: Qeshm

deserts: Dasht-e Kavír

other natural features:

Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information

other important features:

apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's

primary sources used for the general information:

BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks

particulars concerning population data:

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