Population: 82,801,633 (July 2016 est.)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 17,400 PPP dollars (2014)
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: N/A
Women as % of Parliament: 0
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 650.4 million Mt (2014 est.)
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 17%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 96.4 %
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy: Big Mac Index: 0.28
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -1.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.766.
Economy: Technology Index: N/A
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 15 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 2.9% of GDP (2015)
Education: Pupil-Teachers Ratio (elementary): 27.25 students per teacher
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 351
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000: 0.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Health: Physicians per 1000: 1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Media: Televisions (total number): N/A
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): N/A
% of GDP as Industry: 39.9%
Total Labor Force: 29.75 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 35.1%
Unemployment Rate: 10.7% (2016 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 11.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate: 8% (2016 est.)
Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and nonferrous metal fabrication, armaments
Value of Exports: $87.52 billion (2016 est.)
Exports of Commodities: petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore
Export Partners and %: China 22.4%, India 8.7%, Turkey 8.5%, Japan 4.5% (2015)
Value of Imports: $62.12 billion (2016 est.)
Import Commodities: industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services
Import Partners and %: UAE 39.5%, China 22.3%, South Korea 4.7%, Turkey 4.6% (2015)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 30,462.1 (2016 est.)
Electricity Production: 258 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 258 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 85.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 1.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 12.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Resources: 0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 1.93 million bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 1.952 million bbl/day (2014 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 174.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 170.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 30,418,973
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 74.219 million
# of Internet Hosts: 197,804
# of Internet Users: 36.07 million
# of Airports (total): 319 (2013)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 140
# of km of Roadways (total): 198,866 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 160,366 km
# km of Waterways: 850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012)
Location of Main Ports and Terminals: Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Emam
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 17,400 PPP dollars (2014)
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: N/A
Women as % of Parliament: 0
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 650.4 million Mt (2014 est.)
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 17%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 96.4 %
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy: Big Mac Index: 0.28
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -1.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.766.
Economy: Technology Index: N/A
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 15 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 2.9% of GDP (2015)
Education: Pupil-Teachers Ratio (elementary): 27.25 students per teacher
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 351
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000: 0.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Health: Physicians per 1000: 1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Media: Televisions (total number): N/A
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): N/A
% of GDP as Industry: 39.9%
Total Labor Force: 29.75 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 35.1%
Unemployment Rate: 10.7% (2016 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 11.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate: 8% (2016 est.)
Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and nonferrous metal fabrication, armaments
Value of Exports: $87.52 billion (2016 est.)
Exports of Commodities: petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore
Export Partners and %: China 22.4%, India 8.7%, Turkey 8.5%, Japan 4.5% (2015)
Value of Imports: $62.12 billion (2016 est.)
Import Commodities: industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services
Import Partners and %: UAE 39.5%, China 22.3%, South Korea 4.7%, Turkey 4.6% (2015)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 30,462.1 (2016 est.)
Electricity Production: 258 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 258 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 85.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 1.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 12.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Resources: 0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 1.93 million bbl/day (2013 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 1.952 million bbl/day (2014 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 174.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 170.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 30,418,973
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 74.219 million
# of Internet Hosts: 197,804
# of Internet Users: 36.07 million
# of Airports (total): 319 (2013)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 140
# of km of Roadways (total): 198,866 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 160,366 km
# km of Waterways: 850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012)
Location of Main Ports and Terminals: Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Emam