The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the

       Sea, Marine Life Conservation

      Geography - note:

       strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which

       are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport

      People Iran

      Population:

       69,018,924 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 28% (male 9,935,527; female 9,411,647)

       15–64 years: 67.2% (male 23,608,621; female 22,744,128)

       65 years and over: 4.8% (male 1,645,246; female 1,673,755) (2004

       est.)

      Median age:

       total: 23.5 years

       male: 23.3 years

       female: 23.7 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       1.07% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       17.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 42.86 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 42.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 43.01 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 69.66 years

       male: 68.31 years

       female: 71.07 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.93 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       20,000 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       290 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Iranian(s)

       adjective: Iranian

      Ethnic groups:

       Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab

       3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%

      Religions:

       Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian,

       and Baha'i 2%

      Languages:

       Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%,

       Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 79.4%

       male: 85.6%

       female: 73% (2003 est.)

      Government Iran

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Iran

       conventional short form: Iran

       local short form: Iran

       former: Persia

       local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran

      Government type:

       theocratic republic

      Capital:

       Tehran

      Administrative divisions:

       28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e

       Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari,

       Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman,

       Kermanshah, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad,

       Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan,

       Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan

      Independence:

       1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)

      National holiday:

       Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

       note: additional holidays celebrated widely in Iran include

       Revolution Day, 11 February (1979); Noruz (New Year's Day), 21

       March; Constitutional Monarchy Day, 5 August (1925)

      Constitution:

       2–3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the presidency

       and eliminate the prime ministership

      Legal system:

       the Constitution codifies Islamic principles of government

      Suffrage:

       15 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI

       (since 4 June 1989)

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