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System of government | presidential republic |
Country code | IR, IRN |
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Capital city | Tehran |
Currency | Iranian rial (IRR) |
Predominant religion | Shi'ite Islam |
Membership | UN MMF OPEC |
Population | 81 972 000 people (18. place in the world) |
Area | 1 648 000 km2 (17. place in the world) |
Density | 50 people per km2 (124. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 20 884 USD per capita (62. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 2,542 (137. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 26 (147. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,798 (59. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 51,1 (150. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 76,2 years (59. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 40,0 (100. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 671,450 Mt CO2/year (8. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 407 t CO2/km2/year (58. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 8,2 t CO2/per capita/year (38. place in the world) |