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Tehran
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Islamic Republic of Iran
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| Conventional short form |
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Iran
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| Local long form |
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Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
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| Lokal short form |
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Iran
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Persia
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Farsi, Western
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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24,280,000
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| Other languages |
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Aimaq, Arabic Gulf spoken, Arabic Mesopotamic spoken, Armenian, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Azerbaijan South, Balochi South, Balochi West, Brahui, Dari, Domari, Dzhidi, Farsi West, Georgian, Gilaki, Hazaragi, Hulaulá, Jadgali, Kazakh, Khalaj, Khorasani Turkish, Kurdi, Kurmanji, Luri, Mazanderani, Pashto South, Qashqa i, Romani Balkan, Takestani, Talysh, Tat Muslim, Turkish, Turkmen
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| Language alternates: |
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Azeri, Brahudi, Djudi, Gabar, Gabri, Gazaqi, Gelaki, Gilani, Gruzin, Guilaki, Guilani, Gypsy, Hezare'i, Judi, Kashkai, Korkora, Lor, Lori, Lur, Middle Eastern Romani, Paktu, Parsi, Pashtu, Persian, Qashqai, Qashqay, Quchani, Somekhuri, Tabri, Takistani, Talishi, Torkomani, Tsigene, Wâwâ
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| Dialects: |
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Afshari, Agulis, Al-hasaa, Anauli, Araki, Artvin, Astrakhan, Aynallu, Baharlu, Bakhtiari, Basseri, Bayat, Central Talyshi, Chavdur, Eastern Armenian, Erevan, Esari, Fereydan, Feyli, Galeshi, Goklen, Hamadani, Iranian Koine, Isfahani, Jafi, Jahromi, Jharawan, Jolfa, Kalat, Karabagh Shamakhi, Karachi, Karapapakh, Kashani, Kazeruni, Kelhuri, Kermani, Kermanshahi, Khalkhal, Kharaqan, Khasarli, Khoi-salmst, Koli, Kurbati, Leki, Luli, Luri, Mahallati, Makrani, Mashadi, Maznoug, Moqaddam, Mukri, Nafar, Nawar, Nerezim, Nokhurli, North Quchani, Northern Talyshi, Pishagchi, Qajar, Qaragozlu, Qazvini, Qinati, Rakhshani, Ramand, Salyr, Sarawan, Sarawani, Saryq, Sedehi, Shahrudi, Shahsavani, Shirazi, South Quchani, Southern Talyshi, Tabriz, Tarom, Tbilisi, Teimuri, Teke, Trukmen, Urmia-maragheh, West Quchani, Yomud, Yuruk, Zanjan, Zargari
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Afsar, Afshar, Alaki, Dzhulfa, Esary, Ferejdan, General Urmi, Ghorbati, Goklan, Inallu, Inanlu, Kamesh, Khvoy, Laki, Lotuni, Meshed, Nohur, Northeast Quchani, Northwest Quchani, Raxshani, Shahseven, Takestan, Teimurtash, Tekke, Tiflis, Yomut
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Internet:
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.ir
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| Internet users |
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250,000 (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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8 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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32 00 N, 53 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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1,648,000.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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5,440.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Iranian Rial
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IR
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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426 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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5.5% (2001*)
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Imports (US $)
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17.2 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001*)
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| Inflation rate |
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13% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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66,622,704
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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31.6% (M: 10,753,218; F: 10,273,015)
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- 15 - 64 years
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63.7% (M: 21,383,542; F: 21,096,307)
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| - 65 years and over |
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4.7% (M: 1,633,016; F: 1,483,606)
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| Labor force |
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18 Mio.
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