Facts and Figures

Full name: Islamic Republic of Iran

Nationality 
        noun: Iranian(s) 
        adjective: Iranian

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Area
        total: 1.648 million sq km 
        land: 1.636 million sq km 
        water: 12,000 sq km

Population: 68,017,860 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Persian 51%
        Azeri 24%
        Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%
        Kurd 7%
        Arab 3%
        Lur 2%
        Baloch 2%
        Turkmen 2%
        other 1%

Capital: Tehran, population - 6,760,000

Largest Cities
        Meshhad - 1,900,000
        Esfahan - 1,270,000
        Tabriz - 1,200,000

Official Language
        Persian and Persian dialects 58%
        Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%
        Kurdish 9%
        Luri 2%
        Balochi 1%
        Arabic 1%
        Turkish 1%
        other 2%

Religion
        Shi'a Muslim 89%
        Sunni Muslim 9%
        Zoroastrian 2%
        Jewish 2%
        Christian 2%
        Baha'i 2%

Political system: theocratic republic

GDP: purchasing power parity - $516.7 billion (2004 est.)  

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $7,700 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 6.3% (2004 est.) 

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 11.2% 
        industry: 40.9% 
        services: 48.7% (2004 est.) 

Inflation: 15.5% (2004 est.)

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