Iran
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People
Context
- Area: 1648000 km2
- Government: theocratic republic
- Religions: Bahai (1%), Sunni Muslim (10%), Shia Muslim (89%)
- Ethnic Groups: Baloch (2%), Lur (2%), Turkmen (2%), Arab (3%), Kurd (7%), Gilaki Mazandarani (8%), Azerbaijani (24%), Persian (51%)
- Borders: Armenia (35 km), Turkey (499 km), Pakistan (909 km), Afghanistan (936 km), Turkmenistan (992 km), Iraq (1458 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Iraq, Saint Helena, Nepal, Western Sahara)
- GDP from agriculture: 21%
- GDP from industry: 37%
- GDP from services: 42%
