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  1. Date of Independence: April 1, 1979
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 2¬≠3, 1979
  3. Population: 65,179,752 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 632,457 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Tehran
  6. Form of Government: theocratic republic
  7. Natural Resources: oil, natural gas, chromium, coal, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, chemicals, textiles, cement, construction materials, armaments, sugar refining
  9. Agriculture: wheat, rice, sugar beets, fruits, cotton, dairy products, wool, caviar
  10. Currency: rial
  11. GDP: $339.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $5,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Persian (official), Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Baloch, Arabic
  14. Religions: Islam (Shi‚Äôa, Sunnism), Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity
  15. Literacy Rate: 72%
  16. Life Expectancy:    68 years (male)
  17.                 71 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 21 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 per 1,000 population