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 Iran has discovered more than 150 moumnets that date back to more than 3000 yaers ago.
Over 50% of the country's population are 19 years old or younger. Consequently, Iran is one of the youngest nations anywhere in the world.
In 1999, 27.4% of the population above the age of 10 were engaged in agriculture, 30.6% in the industrial sector, and 42.0% in services.
In 1998, Iran had more than 111,000 km of roadway of which 890 km consisted of freeways, 2,738 km of four-lane highways, 3,674 km of wide main roads
In 1999 the Iranian railway displaced 10,688,000 passengers and 23,019,000 tons of cargo.
In 1999, Iran had a merchant fleet of 107 sea vessels which, that year moved 1,868,000 or so passengers and 2,640,034 tons of cargo.
In 1999 there were 9,574,000 passenger departures from the various airports of Iran and 9,599,000 arrivals at the same airports. Of the departures, 8,237,000 were domestic flight passengers and 1,338,000 international passengers.
Airlines which are now engaged in activities to Iran are,
Aeroflot,
Air France,
Alitalia,
Austrian Airlines,
British Airways,
Emirates,
Gulf Air,
KLM,
Kuwaiti Airlines,
Lufthansa,
Lufthansa,
Swiss Air,
Syrian Airlines,
Turkish Airways.
The city of Tehran has a population in excess of seven million
Demographics:
Full Name: The Islamic Republic of Iran.
Former names: Persia, Perse, Pars
Area: 1.648.195 Kms (16th largest country in the world)
Population: About 70 million
Capital: Tehran
Important Cities: Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz.
Ethnic Groups: Persian, Azari, Arab, Balooch, Lor, Turkman, and Kurdish.
Language: Persian (Parsi)
Religion: Islam
Government: Islamic Republic
The Founder of the Republic: Imam Khomeini
Leader: Seyyed Ali Khamenei
President: Seyyed Mohammad Khatami
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