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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:	https://president.ir/en/

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Capital:	Tehran	Main Airports:	Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Language(s):	Persian	Population:	86,758,304
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;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

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

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

ABNA World Services;

Fars News Agency;

International Quran News Agency;

IPNA;

Iran Focus;

Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA);

Mehr News Agency;

Tasnim News Agency;

The Islamic Republic News Agency;

Newspaper

Alalam News;

Donyaye Eqtesad;

Financial Tribune Daily;

Jomhuri-ye-Eslami (Islamic Republic);

Radio

Iran

Government Website:	https://president.ir/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/iran
Central Bank:	The Central Bank of Iran

GDP:	$1.319 trillion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$15,000 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Iranian Rial
Currency Code:	IRR
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

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; Trading Economics;

Iran

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU and OFAC

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

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

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 99/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 147/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 132/136 (2016)
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