Iran at a glance

Geography Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan Area: 1,648,195 sq km Country comparison to the world: 18 border countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan 432 km, Naxcivan exclave under Azerbaijan 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km Climate: arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast People: Ethnic groups: Persian, Kurd, Arab, Turkmen Languages: Persian (official), Azeri and Arabic Religions: Muslim 99%, other (Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian and etc) 1% Population: 75,149,669 (2011) Country comparison to the world: 18 Male: 37,905,669 (50.4%) Female: 37,244,000 (49.6%) Birth Rate: 1.24% Life expectancy: Men: 72.1 (years) Women: 74.6 (years) Education expenditures: 4.7% of GDP (2009) Literacy: 93.2 (10-49 years old) Capital: Tehran Administrative divisions: 31 provinces Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy: Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur GDP (purchasing power parity): $990.8 billion (2011) GDP (official exchange rate): $474.7 billion (2011) GDP per capita (PPP): $13,200 (2011) GDP composition by sector: Agriculture: 10.3% Industry: 40.2% Services: 49.5% (2011) Investment (gross fixed): 27.6% of GDP (2011) Country comparison to the world: 26 Budget: Revenues: $131.2 billion Expenditures: $92.63 billion (2011) Agricultural products: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous metal fabrication, armaments Exports: $109.5 billion (2011) Exports commodities: petroleum, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets Exports - partners: China 21.4%, Japan 9.1%, Turkey 8.8%, India 8.1%, South Korea 8%, Italy 5.3% Imports: $74.41 billion (2011) Import commodities: industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services Imports - partners: UAE 30.9%, China 17.4%, South Korea 7.1%, Germany 4.8%, Turkey 4.2% (2011) Fiscal year: 21 March - 20 March Energy: Electricity: 65,000 Megawatt (Installed Capacity) Share of renewable Energy: 7800 Megawatt (12% in 2012) Electricity Coverage: 95% of total households Electricity exports: 6000 Megawatt Crude oil production: over 4 million bbl/day Natural gas production: 146.1 billion cu m Natural gas reserves: 33.07 trillion cubic meters (3rd in the world) Telephones lines: Land lines: 27.767 million Mobile: 56.043 million Transportation: Airports: 324 Railways: 8,442 km Roadways: 172,927 km