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Flag and country information -
Islamic Republic of IRAN |
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Area - 1,648,000 sq km / 636,128 sq ml |
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Capital - Tehran |
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Language - Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic |
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Currency - Rial |
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Population - 68,278,826 |
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Life expectancy - 67 (men), 68 (women) |
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Literacy rate - 65% (men), 43% (women) |
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Religions - 94% Shi'ite Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Zoroastrian, Christian, Jewish, Baha'i |
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Physical features - plateau surrounded by mountains, including Elburz and Zagros; Dasht-Ekavir Desert |
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Ethnic distribution - 63% Persian origin, 18% Turkic, 13% other Iranian, 3% Kurdish, 3% Arabic |
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Exports - carpets, cotton textiles, metalwork, oil, petrochemicals, fruit, leather goods |
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