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Islamic Republic of Iran
Chief of State: Ayatollah Khamenei (1989)
President: Mohammad Khatami (1997)
Area: 636,293 sq. mi. (1,648,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 65,179,752 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.53%); birth rate: 20.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 29.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 102
Capital: Teheran
Largest cities (1994 est.): Teheran, 6,750,043; Mashad, 1,964,489; Isfahan, 1,220,595; Tabriz, 1,166,203
Monetary unit: Rial
Languages: Farsi (Persian), Azari, Kurdish, Arabic
Ethnicity/race: Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religions: Shi'ite Muslim, 95%; Sunni Muslim, 4%
Literacy rate: 54% (1996)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $339.7 billion; $5,000 per capita. Real growth rate: –2.1%. Inflation: 24%. Unemployment: over 30% (1/98 est.). Arable land: 10%. Agriculture: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar. Labor force: 15.4 million; agriculture, 33%; manufacturing, 21% (1988 est.). Industry: petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur. Exports: $12.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): petroleum 80%, carpets, fruits, nuts, hides, iron, steel. Imports: $13.8 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): machinery, military supplies, metal works, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, technical services, refined oil products. Major trading partners: Japan, Italy, Greece, France, Spain, South Korea, Germany, U.A.E., U.K., Belgium.
