Facts on Iran
- Official Title:
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Capital:
- Tehran
- Population:
- 70,431,905
- Total Area:
- 1,648,000 km2
- Currency:
- 1 CAN$ = 8373.54 Rial (IRR)(2006)
- National Holiday:
- 11 February & Islamic Republic Day: 1 April (1979)
- Language(s):
- Persian (Farsi) and Persian dialects - 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects - 26%, Kurdish - 9%, Luri - 2%, Baloch - 1%, Arabic - 1%, Turkish - 1%, others - 2%.
- Religion(s):
- Shiite Muslim - 89%, Sunni Muslim - 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i - 2%.
- Type of State:
- Islamic Republic
- Type of Government:
- Islamic Consultative Assembly ("Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami")
- Head of State:
- Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei
- Head of Government:
- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Ministers:
- Foreign Affairs: Manucher Mottaki
Finances: Safdar Hoseini - Main Political Parties:
- No political parties are allowed, but there are several recognizable political groupings: Executives of Construction, Followers of the Imam's Line and the Leader (conservative), Islamic Coalition Association, Islamic Iran Solidarity Party, Islamic Partnership Front, Militant Clerics Association, Second Khordad Front (pro-reform), Tehran Militant Clergy Association.
- Elections:
- Last: 2005 (presidential), 2004 (legislative)
Map of Iran
