Iran

//Area (in sq km and sq miles) //: 1,648,195 sq km //Area (Comparative): slightly smaller than Alaska // //Climate //: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast //Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): Caspian Sea -28 m // //Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m //
 * Region: ____Middle East__________ Country **: ______________Iran___________
 * Geography **

 //Population //: 78,868,711 (July 2012 est. //Languages (top 3 - %): Persian (official) 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10% // //Religions (top 3 - %): Muslim (official) 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian // //Infant Mortality Rate //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">: total: 41.11 deaths/1,000 live births //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Life Expectancy //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">: total population: 70.35 years

//<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Government Type //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">: theocratic republic //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Capital: Tehran //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Government **

//<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">GDP (purchasing power parity) //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">: $928.9 billion (2011 est.) //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Population below poverty line //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">: ?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Economy **

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