Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Population
106,487
78,868,711
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
70.350 years
Capital City
Tehran
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Tehran (population: 7,153,310)
Human Development Index
NA
0.777
GDP per capita
$13,200 US
Literacy Rate
89%
77%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
2.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
15.300%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
theocratic republic
Independence date
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Exports
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets
External Debt
$17,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - 9,142.8 (2008 est.), 9,407.5 (2007), 9,227.1 (2006), 8,964 (2005), 8,614 (2004) note: Iran has been using a managed floating exchange rate regime since unifying multiple exchange rates in March 2002
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Area
702 km sq
1,648,195 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
2,440 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
