Iran

Official Name:	The Islamic Republic of Iran
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Theocratic Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
ISO Country Codes:	IR : IRN
Internet Domain:	.ir
Government Web Site:	http://www.president.ir/en/

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Capital:	Tehran	Main Airports:	Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Language(s):	Persian	Population:	85,888,910
Currency:	Iranian Rial	ISO Currency Code:	IRR
Telephone Dial In:	+98	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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ABNA World Services;

Fars News Agency;

International Quran News Agency;

The Islamic Republic News Agency;

Newspaper

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Alalam News;

Donyaye Eqtesad;

Ettelaat Newspaper;

Financial Tribune Daily;

Radio

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Pars Today;

Sedaye Iran;

Uranian Radio;

Iran

Government Website:	http://www.president.ir/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/iran
Central Bank:	The Central Bank of Iran
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	32,769.7 Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	11.8% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	18.7% (2007 est.)
Inflation Rate:	10% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	18% (2016 - World Bank)
GDP:	$581.252 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$12,389 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Iranian Rial
Currency Code:	IRR
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	9.1%	wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Industry:	39.9%	petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil
Services:	51%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Iran Energy Exchange ; Iran Mercantile Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: Iran Fara Bourse Securities Exchange ; Tehran Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

N/A ;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Iran

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU and OFAC

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Business Language(s):	English; Persian
Customs & Excise:	Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance
Development Bank(s):	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 99/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 149/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 127/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 132/136 (2016)
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