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Iran Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital	Tehran
Total Area	636,296.36 sq mi 1,648,000.00 sq km (slightly larger than Alaska)
Population	66,128,965 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	100,198,725
Languages	Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Literacy	72.1% total, 78.4% male, 65.8% female (1994 est.)
Religions	Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
Life Expectancy	68.61 male, 71.37 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	theocratic republic
Currency	10 Iranian rials (IR) = 1 toman
GDP (per capita)	$6,300 (2000 est.)
Industry	petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments
Agriculture	wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Arable Land	10%
Natural Resources	petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur