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Iran 
| Capital: | Tehran |
| Population: | 68,017,860 |
| Area: | 1,648,000 sq km |
| Climate: | mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast |
| Languages: | Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
| Currency: | Iranian rial (IRR) |
| Government: | theocratic republic |
| Religions: | Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 2% |
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007 |
