About Iran
Originally written: Sunday, 13 July 2008 18:53
I always assume people know geography and history, and I forget that some people don’t study these subjects at school and don’t have an interest in them after school. In case you are interested, here are some facts about Iran.
Official Name: Islamic Republic of Iran
Population: About 70 million
Location: Middle East
Borders: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq and Persian Gulf Sheikdoms
Area: 1,648,000 sq. km
Climate: Some parts of Iran have dry air and semi-dry air but someother parts are moderate and mild.Altogether, Iran enjoy diversity in climate.
Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, Iran ore, lead, Manganese, zinc
Ethnic groups: Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 29%, Gilaki & Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religions: Shia Muslim 95%, Sunni Muslim 4%, other 1%
Language: Persian & Persian dialects 58%, Turkish & Turkic Dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Baloch 1%, Arabic 1%, other 2%
Exports: Petroleum, carpet, fruits, dried fruits (pistachio, raisin, date), Hideand, caviar, petrochemical productions, textiles, garment, foods industry productions.
Imports: Machinery, metal works foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, technical services, chemical products.
Industries: Petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement & other building materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining & vegetable oil production), metal fabricating
Agriculture: Wheat, Rice, Grains, Sugar, Beets, Fruits, Nuts, Cotton, Dairy products, Wool, Caviar
Currency: Iranian Rials (IR)
Highways: 158,000 km
Pipelines: Crude oil 5,900 km, petroleum products 3900 km, natural Gas 4,550 km
Ports: Abadan, Ahwaz, Bandarshahid Beheshti, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Anzali, Bandar Mahshahr, Bandar Bushehr, Bandar Khomeini, Bandar Turkmen, Khorramshahr, Nowshahr
Airports: 261
