Iran

Capital

Tehran

Population

72 000 000

Official Languages

Arabic
Gilaki
Hebrew
Luri
Mazandarani
Persian

Government

Theocratic Republic

Head of State

Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI

Head of Government

President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD

Export Destinations

China 15.2%, Japan 14.2%, India 9.2%, South Korea 6.4%, Turkey 6.4%

Import Sources

United Arab Emirates 18.8%, China 12.6%, Germany 9%, South Korea 6.8%

Country Brief Iran

(Last Updated Oct 2011)

Iran is situated at the strategic ‘crossroad’ between the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Despite tensions in the country and with other economies, Iran has managed to maintain significant GDP growth for a number of years, due largely to energy exports.

Huge Potential

Iran has created free trade and special trade zones in the country to facilitate trade and investment. These zones excluded from the domain of the custom authorities and enjoy the full freedom for the flow of goods and commodities.

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