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Continent: Asia (surrounded near Afghanistan, Armenia, & Pakistan)
Population: 82.01 million
Area: 636,400 mi²
Government: Mixed System of Government-

Theocracy

Parliamentary System

Presidential System

Islamic Republic

Unitary State

Political Parties:

Islamic Iran Solidarity Party

Democracy Party

Will of the Iranian Nation Party

President: Hassan Rouhani

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Natural Resources

Coal

Chromium

Copper

Lead

Iron

Manganese

Zinc

Sulfur

Natural Features
Mount Damavand, Dasht-e lut, Torkaman Sahra, Maranjab Desert, etc.
Major Cities

Tehran

Mashhad

Isfahan

Karaj

Tabriz

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1989 June-1989 August Khamenei is appointed as new supreme leader. Ali Akbar
Hashemi-Rafsanjani is sworn in as the new president. The US releases 567 million dollars of frozen Iranian assets. Major earthquake kills thousands

2019- Floods cause widespread damage in across the country, leaving at least 70 people dead. The US government officially designates the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation, prompting Iran to do the same for US forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

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Current Economy: Mixed & Transition Economy w/ large public sector
Currency: Iranian Rial
GNP: $1.705 trillion PPP
GDP: $452.3 billion
Exports:

Oil

Plastics

Fruits

Imports:

Non-Electrical Machinery

Iron

Steel

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Air Pollution-2018
A decades-old issue, slowly increasing throughout the years. In Ahvaz, pollution levels were 53 times higher than the standard that the World Health Organization considers safe. The diseases caused by air pollution cost about $2.6 billion in Tehran, one of the most polluted cities in the world.

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Main Language: Persian
Major Ethnicities/Native People:

Azeris

Kurds

Arabs

Baluchis

Lors

Major Religions:

Sunni

Shi'i

Major Traditions/Holidays:

Nowruz (New Year) March 21

Sizdah be dar (Nature Day)

Revolution Day February 11

Jashn-e- Tirgan (Water Festival)

Jashn-e-Sadeh (Fire Festival)

etc.

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Life Expectancy
1989 - 62.28 years
2019 - 75.70 years
Immigrants
2.6 million
Emigrants
For every 1,000 people, 4 leave
Poverty Rate
80.6 million people
Literacy Rate
93% of the Iranian adult population are literate. This rate increases to 97% among young adults (aged between 15 and 24) without any gender discrepancy.

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Iranian scientists publish about 30,000 international scientific papers every year. 70% of graduates involved in STEM are women.

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Diseases like neonatal tetanus (tetanus in newborns) have been totally eliminated in the past 10 years. Considering these changes, MOHME have changed the educational program for nurses. A special program for intensive care for newborns has been started.