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Capital:
Tehran
Government:
Theocratic Republic
Current Head of Government:
Ali Hoseini-Khamenei
Economy:
  • Agriculture: 16.3%
  • Industry: 35.1%
  • Services: 48.6%
Population:
85,888,910
Land Size:
1,648,195 sq km (19th)
Major Ethnic Groups:
  • Persian
  • Azeri
  • Kurd
  • Lur
  • Baloch
  • Arab
  • Turkmen
  • Religions:
  • Islam (official): 99.4%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Languages(s):
  • Persian (Official)
  • Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects
  • Kurdish
  • Gilaki and Mazanarani
  • Other