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UzbekistanIran at a Glance
Official Name | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Head of State | President H.E. Dr. Hassan Rouhani |
National Day | 11th of February (Islamic Revolution of Iran-1979) |
Capital | Tehran |
Area | 1,648,196 sq km |
| Land Boundaries | 4,137 km |
| Sea Boundaries | 2,700 km (Including the Caspian Sea) |
| River Boundaries | 1,918 km |
| Border Countries | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan), Armenia, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
| Climate | Mostly arid or semi-arid, temperate along Caspian coast and mountainous temperate along west and north-west. |
| Natural Resources | Petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
| Land use (1998): | |
| Arable Land | 300,000 sq. Km 18.2% |
| Meadows and Pastures | 900,000 sq. Km 54.6% |
| Forest and Woodland | 120,000 sq. Km 7.3% |
| Other | 258,000 sq. Km 15.7% |
| Irrigated land | 70,000 sq. Km 4.2% |
| Agricultural Products | Wheat, rice, barley, potato, grains, sugar-beet, cotton, fresh & dried fruits, dates, pistachio, fruits, nuts, poultry, meat, dairy products, wool; caviar, flowers and medicinal plants. |
| Population | 79.109.272 million |
| Population Growth rate | 1.2% |
| Religions |
Muslim 99.56% Zoroastrian, Christian & Jewish 0.44% |
| Languages | Persian and Persian dialects, Azeri, Kurdish, Lori, Baloochi, Arabic |
| Literacy | Total 84.2% |
| Currency | Rial (IRR) |
| GDP | 405 billion USD (2017) |
| GDP per capita | 5516 US$ |
| GDP growth rate | 4.3 % |
| Total Imports | 43.648 bn USD (2017) |
| Import Grow Rate | 5.16 % (2017) |
| Total Exports | 43.940 bn USD (2017) |
| Export Grow Rate | 3.54 % (2017) |
| Foreign Direct Investment | 2.050 million US $ |
| Industries | Oil and gas, steel, aluminum, copper, electric and electronic equipment, cement & other building materials, metallurgy, home appliances, iron, textile, rugs and carpets, tapestry, miniature, ceramic, food processing (particularly sugar refining & vegetable oil production), petrochemicals, and car manufacturing & assemblies |
| Electricity | Production: 329.7 bilion kwh |
| Transportation: | |
| Railways Networks | 8.442 km - Rank 24 in the world |
| Road Networks | 198.866km - Rank 26 in the world |
| Ports | 11 commercial ports |
| Airports | 54 |
| Inflation rate | 8.4 % (2017) |
| Economic Growth | 12.5 % (2017) |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.4 % (2017) |
