Iran’s international attention has emerged again after Israeli Attacks On June 13, in the second largest country in the Middle East.
Spreading the northern Caspian sea to the southern Oman Gulf, Iran’s landscape is similar to its history, the main access to a serious waterway with the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent is 20 percent. The world’s oil Stream.
The history of Iran is thousands of people, which is one of the oldest and culturally rich nations in the world, constantly living and effective throughout history.
In this visual explanation, Al Jaizira provides Snapshots of Iran’s geography, main cities, population makeup and ethnic variety.
Iran at a sight
Million, with a population of 1 million, is the 17th country in the world according to the population and land area.
Iran’s nominal total domestic product (GDP) is $ 418 billion, ranked 36th in terms of the size of the economy. The unemployment rate is about 7.2 percent.
Adult literacy in the country is 89 percent, while youth literacy is 99 percent, though these rates change in rural and urban areas.
The country is rich in oil and gas, the ninth -ranked oil producer in the world and the third largest natural gas producer.
How big is Iran?
Located in West Asia, Iran is the second largest country in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia and is the largest largest country in the world, with approximately 1.65 million square kilometers (636,000 square miles).
Iran has shared land borders with seven countries.
In Iran, as much as the state of Alaska, the sixth part of the United States equivalent land area.
It is about the sixth size of Europe, about the fifth size of Australia, usually half of India’s half -sized and about 80 times larger than Israel.
Where are the main population centers of Iran?
Most of Iran’s Million 3 million people live in the western part of the country, where there are rough mountains with fertile the LEs and river in the terrain which maintains much of the population.
Tehran is the capital since 19595 Since, with 6 .. 6 million residents and is the largest city in the country. Located below the Albourge mountain, the history of Tehran has been for more than 6,000 years.
Mashhad Iran is the second largest city in the northeast, with 3.4 million people and history is more than 5,3 years. It is a major religious and cultural center and is the house of Imam Raza Temple, which brings billions of pilgrims around the world.
The third largest city is the home of about 1.3 million people. Older more than 5,500 years old, the city was once the capital of the smart empire, which runs from 19 to 19222. Isfahan organizes major educational institutions and is the center of cloth, steel and manufacturing with nuclear and aerospace industries.
Other population in Iran: Shiraz (1.7 million), Tabris (1.7 million), tax (1.6 million), QOM (1.8 million) and Ahwaz (1.3 million).
Demographic breakdown
According to data from the United Nations Statistics Division, about 60 percent of Iran’s population is less than 39 years.
The country is 33-34 years old and about 77 percent of Iranians live in urban areas.
The largest age group of Iran is in the age group of 30-34 and -3 35-39, that is, most of the population came after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which escaped the Pahlavi Shah rule.
However, in recent years, Iranian professionals have been significantly migrated, which is due to the huge financial difficulties.
What are the castes of Iran?
Iran is a very diverse country of racial and culturally. The Persian population is approximately per cent 10 percent, while minority groups include Azerbaijanis (1 per cent), Kurd (5 percent) and others, such as LRS (per cent), Arab (5 percent), Baloch (5 percent) and Turkish groups).
Iran is mainly Shia Muslim and has a population of about 5 percent, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects are approximately per cent in per cent. The remaining 1 percent includes approximately 300,000 Bahar, 300,000 Christians, 35,000 Zorosterian, 20,000 Jews and 10,000 subien Mandens. Minority rights Group.
Ethnic groups play an important role in creating ethnic and religious diversity as well as its regional politics in the border regions of Kurdistan, Khudsan and System-Baluchestan.
Persian is the official national language, while many regions across the country speak many other languages.
