GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $480.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $928.9 billion (US$) or (GBP)GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $12,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Tehrān
Population (Estimated July 2012): 78,868,711
Area: 1,648,200 km2 or 636,374 mi2
Currency: Rial (Rls)
Official Language: Farsī (Persian
Political Information: Unitary Islamic Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 98% of the population are Muslim and 2% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Damāvand at 5,610m or 18,406ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:30
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 31 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Alborz, Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan), Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan), Bushehr, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan), Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan), Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan), Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan
Leaders: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
