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GeographyLocation: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, betweenIraq and Pakistan
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,440 km, Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km, Azerbaijan (north)432 km, Azerbaijan (northwest) 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km Coastline: 2,440 km
PeoplePopulation: 64,625,455 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.29% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 34.85 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.85 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 54.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.93 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Persian 51%, Azerbaijani 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1% Religions: Shi'a Muslim 95%, Sunni Muslim 4%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian,and Baha'i 1% Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Baloch 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1991)
Government
Names:
Type: theocratic republic Capital: Tehran Independence: 1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed) Constitution: 2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the presidencyand eliminate the prime ministership
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $310 billion National product real growth rate: -2% National product per capita: $4,720 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% Unemployment rate: over 30%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |