Official name:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Head of State:

President H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

National Day:

11^th 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):

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:

70.4 million (2006)

Population growth rate:

1.62% (2006)

Religions:

Languages:

Persian and Persian dialects, Azeri,        Kurdish, Lori, Baloochi, Arabic

Literacy (2000):

Currency:

Rial (IRR)

Exchange Rate:

9,226.0 (IRR / 1US$) Annual Average (2006)

GDP:

254.4 billion US$ (2006)

GDP per capita:

3045 US$ (2006)

GDP growth rate:

6.32 % (2006)

Inflation rate:

11.2 % (2006)

Unemployment rate:

8.2 % (2006)

Total Imports :

49,292  million US $ (2006)

Total Exports :

75,537 million US $ (2006)

Foreign Direct Investment :

901 million US $ (2006)

Total External Debt :

n/a

Industries:

Electricity:

Capacity: 22,581 MWH (1997)
Production: 91,926 GWH (1997) 
Consumption per capita: 1,500 KWH (1998)

Transportation :