Irán
- Official Name:
- Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran)
- Area:
- 1.648.000 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 65.397.521 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 2.440 km
- Capital:
- Tehran
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Assaluyeh, Bushehr
- Maritime claims:
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- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- Continental shelf: natural prolongation
- Political divisions:
- 30 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-e Janubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shemali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan
- Language(s):
- Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 1 April (1979)
- Nationality:
- Iranian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.5.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, CP, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .ir
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Iranian rial (IRR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD8.700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 193.500.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 11,2%
- Industry: 41,7%
- Services: 47,1%
- Labor force:
- 24.360.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
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- Agriculture 30%
- Industry: 25%
- Services 45%
- Unemployment rate:
- 15% (2007 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 15,8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 30% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD104.600.000.000
- Expenditures: USD100.600.000.000
- Public debt:
- 25,3% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 13.130.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 63.180.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets
- Exports - Partners:
- Japan 16,9%, China 11,2%, Italy 6%, South Korea 5,8%, Turkey 5,7%, Netherlands 4,6%, France 4,4%, South Africa 4,1%, Taiwan 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 45.480.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military supplies
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 13,9%, UAE 8,4%, China 8,3%, Italy 7,1%, France 6,3%, South Korea 5,4%, Russia 4,9% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 58.460.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 14.800.000.000 (2006)
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