Iran's National Anthem (11.7k midi)
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Iran's National Anthem (11.7k midi) |
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Government |
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Head of State: |
President Hashemi Rafsanjani |
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Religious Head: |
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei |
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Government: |
Islamic Republic |
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Legislature: |
Unimcameral Parliament (Majles) |
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Date of Independence: |
1979: A new Iranian Government is formed under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini |
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Geography |
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Capital: |
Teheran |
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Area: |
636,293 sq. miles |
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Arable Land: |
8% |
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Major Bodies of Water: |
Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea |
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Demographics |
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Population: |
61,200,000 (1991 est.) |
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Birth Rate: |
44/1000 |
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Infant Mortality Rate: |
66/1000 |
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Population Density: |
96.1 people/sq. mile |
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Languages: |
Farsi, Kurdish, Arabic |
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Religions: |
Shi'ite Moslem (95%), Sunni Moslem (4%) |
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Literacy Rate: |
74% (1992) |
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Economics |
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Gross National Product: |
$90 billion (1992) |
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Per Capita Income: |
$1,500 (1991) |
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Inflation: |
23.7% (1993) |
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Unemployment: |
30% (1991 est.) |
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Exports: |
$17.2 billion (1991) |
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Imports: |
$21 billion (1991) |
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Principal Agricultural Products: |
Wheat, barley, rice, sugar beets, cotton, dates, raisins, sheep, goats |
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Major Industrial Products: |
Crude and refined oil, textiles, petrochemicals, cement, processed foods, steel and copper fabrication |
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Natural Resources: |
Oil, gas, iron, copper |
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Major Trading Partners: |
Japan, Germany, Netherlands, U.K., Italy, Spain, Turkey, France |
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