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Iran’s pro-active approach to economic and political diplomacy is changing global opinions toward the republic, with exchange visits between Iranian... May 24, 2016
Government | Middle East | Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s signing of multibillion-dollar deals on his recent historic visits to France and Italy reflect the surge of interest... Feb 01, 2016
Government | Middle East | Iran
A landmark achievement in international diplomatic relations was reached on Saturday, January 16, 2016, dubbed Implementation Day, with the completion... Jan 20, 2016
Government | Middle East | Iran
The Islamic Republic’s reemergence as one of the world’s major oil and gas exporters will be an enormous game changer for the global market,... Dec 02, 2015
Energy | Middle East | Iran
Tehran’s recent hosting of a milestone gas summit demonstrated its strengthening foreign relations ahead of the imminent easing of UN sanctions and... Nov 25, 2015
Energy | Middle East | Iran
A thawing of U.S.-Iran relations means American firms are doing more business with Iran, signaling what could be the start of a new era of U.S-Iranian... Nov 20, 2014
Industry & Trade | Middle East | Iran
Iran’s tourism industry taking off as various international mass media is currently... May 09, 2016
A new era of entrepreneurial enterprise is making its mark on Iran’s modern-day economy,... May 09, 2016
Eshaq Jahangiri, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, provides a unique... May 09, 2016
Connecting the Iranian economy to global financial markets has now been made possible with... Mar 14, 2016
2016 is already a historic year for Iran and diplomatic relations. Vice President and Head... Mar 14, 2016
Ali Majedi, Ambassador of Iran to Germany, provides insight into the current state of Iran’s... Aug 27, 2015
With U.N. sanctions on Iran set to be lifted at the end of June as part of the nuclear deal... Jun 02, 2015
LOCATION:
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
AREA - comparative:
total: 1,648,195 sq km
CLIMATE:
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
POPULATION:
80,840,713 (July 2014 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.382 trillion (2015 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$396.9 billion (2015 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
0.8% (2015 est.)
4.3% (2014 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$17,800 (2015 est.)
$17,600 (2014 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 10.6%
industry: 44.9%
services: 44.5% (2013 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
INDUSTRIES:
petroleum, petrochemicals, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous metal fabrication, armaments
EXPORTS:
$78.99 billion (2015 est.)
$86.47 billion (2014 est.)
EXPORTS - commodities:
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore
EXPORTS - partners:
China 29%, India 11.9%, Turkey 10.4%, Japan 6.5%, South Korea 4.8% (2014)
IMPORTS:
$70.63 billion (2015 est.)
$52.07 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
IMPORTS - commodities:
industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services
IMPORTS - partners:
UAE 30.6%, China 25.5%, Algeria 8.3%, India 4.6%, South Korea 4.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2014)
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