Area: Total 1,648,000 sq km

Land: 1,636,000 sq km

Water: 12,000 sq km

Land Boundaries: Total 5440km
Iraq 1609 km; Turkmenistan 991 km; Afghanistan 936 km; Pakistan 909 km; Azerbaijan 462km; Armenia 35 km; Azerbaijan-Nakhjivan enclave 174 km; and Turkey 486km.

Natural Resources: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal, Chromium, Copper, Iron ore, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Sulphur, …

Population: Settled 63.9 million (1999-2000)
Female: 31.4
Male: 32.4
Urban: 40.8%
Rural: 23.1%

Population Growth: 1.07% (1999)

Life Expectancy at birth: 69/76
GDP: At market price: Rials 516019.8 Billion:
Agr: 107266.9 - Oil & Gas: 40581.1 - Manufacturing: 89108.2

GDP/per capita at market price: 8,088,084.64 Rials

Inflation: 17.3% (1998) - 21%(1999)

Trade Balance: - 626 (US$1998m)
Export: 12,982 - Oil & Gas 9942 - Non-Oil US$3,040m
Imports (FOB): US$13,608m

Share of Economic Activities in Gross Domestic product at factor costs 1998: Agriculture: 22.1%; Mining: -07%; Manufacturing: 17.5%; Oil 6.5%; Water, Electricity & Gas: 1.8%; Trade, Restaurant & Hotel: 17.8%; Construction: 3.4%; Transport, Storage & Communication: 8.4%; Other services: 22.1%.

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