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| Capital:
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Tehran
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| Location:
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Situated in Asia Middle East
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| a) Latitude:
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32 00 N
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| b) Longitude:
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53 00 E
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| Size:
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a) Area
(in sq. kms.):
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1,648,195 km
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b) Land
(million sq km):
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1.636 |
| c) Water (sq km): |
12,000 |
| d) Lowest Point: |
Caspian Sea -28 m |
| c) Highest Point:
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Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
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Population:
a) Male:
b) Female:
c) Total:
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33,122,404
32,275,117
65,397,521
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| Population Growth Rate:
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0.663%
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| Religion:
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Islam Muslim 98% (Shi'a 89%, Sunni 9%)
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| Unit of Currency:
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Rial
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| Per Capita GDP:
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$599.2 billion
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| Per Capita Income:
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$8,700
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| Weather:
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Mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
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| Main Resources:
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Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal, Chromium, Copper, Iron Ore, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Sulfur
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TOURISM:
Total Arrival:
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2 million per year
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| National Parks & Conservation Area: |
Golestan National Park, Sisangan National Park, Kavir National Park, Kharturan National Park, Wildlife Refuge, and Biosphere Reserve, Naybandan Wildlife Refuge, Bafq Protected Area, Dar-e Anjir Wildlife Refuge, Oshtoran Mountain Protected Area, Hamoon Wetlands, Tandooreh National Park, Hara Protected Area, Gano Protected Area, Lar Protected Area, Central Alborz Protected Area, Khojir and Sorkhe Hesar National Park, Bakhtegan National Park, Arasbaran Protected Area, Arjan Protected Area, Lake Urmia National Park, Miankaleh Protected Area, Touran Protected Area, Nazhvan Suburban Natural Park, near Isfahan, Bambo National Park, near Shiraz |
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