Islamic+Republic+of+Iran

By Patricia Izquierdo Gutiérrez.

toc =My Country Facts=

Official country name:
Islamic Republic of Iran.

Year that country joined UN:
24-10-1495

People:
They are called Iranian(s); Iranian.
 * 1. What are the people from the the country called (i.e. Mali-Malian, Spain-Spanish)?**

The official lenguage is Persian and Persian dialects 58% but the people also speak Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
 * 2. What is the official language? What other languages do people speak?**

The most-practiced religion is Islam 98% (Shia 89% ; Sunni 9%) others are zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian and Bahaï 2%
 * 3. What is the most-practiced religion?**

It is 71 years old. Male aprox. live 69 years and female 72 years.
 * 4. What is the life expectancy?**

Government:
The prime leader's name is AliHoseini - KHAMENEI, he is the chief of the state. The head of the government is the president Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD.
 * 1. What is the name of the leader of the country?**

It is a Theocratic Republic, that means that the kind of government that is headed by a religious leader, he is not imposed on the people he is elected by them; he is an representative of the country.In this kind of government the leader is being elected for the development of the country but usually it takes thecountry through religion and it is because of this that the country is not progressing.
 * 2. What type of government is the country ruled by (i.e. monarchy, democracy,dictatorship)?**

The political parties are a new thing in Iran because they have just finished a dictatorship and the political parties are formed quickly before the elections and finished quickly later.
 * 3. What are the main political parties of the country (socialist party, communist party,green party, republicans, democrats, etc)?**

Yes. Iran gained its independence the 1st of April in 1979.
 * 4. Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence?**

Iran's national holiday is the Republic day the first of April.
 * 5.What is the national holiday of Iran?**

Geography:
Iran is in the Middle East of Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian sea ,between Iraq and Pakistan**.**
 * 1. Where is the country?(i.e. continent and region,for example Central Europe or North Africa)**

Iran is border by Turkmenistan and Caspian sea in the North, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the East part, indian Ocean at the south and Iraq and Turkey at the West part.
 * 2.What other nations border the country?**

It is rugged, with montanious rim; high,central basin with deserts,mountains and small,discontinous plains along both coasts.
 * 3. What kind of landscape does the country have?**

It is mostly arid or semiarid, the arid climate is caracterized by a high evaporation and low precipitations, this climate is characteristic of desserts and places were the climate is very high and hot;and it has subtropical climate amlong the Caspian sea. Yes, Iran has some natural resources like: natural gas, petroleum, coal,iron ore, lead, sulphur, zinc, etc...
 * 4. What is the climate like?**
 * Iran has some natural resources?**

Economy:
The common sector are: most of the people work in services about a 45%, industry about a 31% and agriculture about 25%. In agriculture the most prodeced products are wheat,rice,other grains,sugar beets,sugar cane,fruits,nuts,cotton,dairy products,wool and caviar. The most important industries are of petroleum,petrochemicals,fertilizers,caustic soda,textiles, etc...
 * 1.What is the common sector of employment in the country (i.e. bussiness,agriculture and farming,government jobs,etc.)?**

The unemployementrate in Iran it is 11,8%(2009) Iran is the 132 country with more unemployement.
 * 2. What is the unemployement rate in your country (by percentage)?**

The lowest 10% household income is 2.6% and the highest 10% is 29.6%
 * 3.What is the household income?**


 * The most surprising thing I learned about my country was:** that they didnt have political parties until the elections are do it.

=My Predictions := Animal trafficking: I think that maybe in some parts of Iran, were there is a lot of different animal variety some people, to get money,capture wild animals and trafic with them.I think that Iran in changing litle by litle but some things are not done yet and one of this I think is animal traficking. I also think that some people is also against it and Government, I think, it doesnt mind too much this type of problems. Maybe I'm wrong but I think Iran has a lot of animal traficking with other countr

Child Labour: I really doesnt know, I think in same parts it could happens.Girls are normally forced to do more things and they doesnt have the same opportunities as boys, girls dont go to school, they only work, this maybe happens in Iran. Probably my country have this type of problems but I think Iran is changing so maybe they are doing some laws to reduce child labour. Is a very unhappy situation because instead they were in school they are working, that's very unfair.

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