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Iran at a
glance
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of
Iran, country in southwestern Asia, located
on the eastern shore of the Persian Gulf
with an area of 1,648,195 square kilometers,
Iran lies at the eastern most edge of the
geographic and cultural region known as the
Middle East and it is the second largest
country in this area. The country is
bordered on the north by Armenia,
Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea, and
Turkmenistan; on the east by Afghanistan and
Pakistan; on the south by the Gulf of Oman,
the Strait of Hormuz, and the Persian Gulf;
and on the west by Iraq and Turkey. It is
divided into 28 provinces and has 241 towns
and cities. Iran’s capital and largest city
is Tehran, located in the northern part of
the country, with about 12million people
population.
The country's population, while technically
and linguistically diverse, is almost
entirely Muslim.
The population of Iran was estimated at
66,128,965 in 2001, 36.8 million live in
urban, and the rest in rural areas. This
figure is more than double the 1975
population of 33,379,000. 44 percent of the
population was under age 15, 53 percent was
between 15 and 64, and only 4 percent was
aged 65 or older. Overall population density
in 2001 was 40 persons per sq km (104 per sq
mi).
However Iran is a semiarid land but the
various climate of the country make the
possibility of growing most agricultural
plants, vegetables and fruits.
Iran has the best pistachio and other dry
nuts. One of the unique fruits of Iran is
pomegranate which could be found in many
different varieties from very sour to very
sweet and even sub acid. In Neyriz town
where the green farm facilities are located
you can find the best pomegranates of Iran
(Rabab). The traditional pomegranate syrup
is a famous sauce which uses in the Iranian
cuisine.
Iran is one of the members of OPEC (Oil
Producing and Exporting Countries) and has
large oil and gas reservoirs
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