IRAN

COUNTRY'S NAME AND LOCATION

• The country is known as Iran
• Iran is located in the Middle East bordering the Gulf of Oman
• It is slightly larger than Alaska
• The capital of Iran is Tehran
• The capital is located near Baghestan and Karaj

MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES

• Iran is one of the world's most mountainous areas.
• There are two major mountains:
• -Alborz: with the highest peak in Asia
• -Zagros: that cuts across the country for more than 1,600 km
• Two major deserts: Dasht-e-Kavir and Kavir-e-Lut

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Ethnic Groups: Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lurd 6%, Other 11 %
• Languages: Persian 53%, Turkic Dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Other 19%
• Population: 80,840,713 as of July 2014
• Literacy: Total Population 85%, Male 89.3%, Female 80.7%
• Obesity: 19.4 % of the Population

IMPORTANT CITIES AND ECONOMIC CENTERS

• Captial: Tehran, largest city in the Middle city.
• Located: north of the central plateau of Iran
• Bazaar: the backbone and economic heart
• Tehran: largest popluated city (7,153,309)

MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

• GDP(Purchasing Power): $987.1 Billion
• GDP(By Area): Agriculture 10.6%, Industry 44.9%, Services 44.5%
• External Debt: $15.64 Billion
• Exports: $61.22 Billion Imports: $64.42 Billion
• Unemployment Rate: 16%

MAJOR ISSUES

• Refugees: the number of refugees are very high
• Iran is a presumed source, transit, and destination for sex trafficking
• Illicit Drugs are crossed along the border into Europe
• Iran remains one of the main transhipment routes for heroine travel
• Iran's border also faces problems with bordering nations

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