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Facts & Figures	edit
Capital	Tehran
Neighbouring Countries	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Total Area	1,648,000 km2
- Water	12,000 km2 (0.73%) / 73 m2/ha
- Land	1,636,000 km2
Coastline	2,440 km
Population	69,515,210 (42 inhab./km2)
HDIA	0.777 (2007)
Gini CoefficientA	43 (1995)
Nominal GDPB	$382,300 million
GDP (PPP) Per CapitaB	$13,100
National UN Presence	FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO, UNIDO
Land UseC
- Cultivated Land	221,400 km2 (11.07%)
- Arable	195,600 km2 (9.78%)
- Permanent Crops	25,800 km2 (1.29%)
- Irrigated	76,500 km2
- Non cultivated	1,738,074 km2 (88.93%)
Average Annual RainfallD	228 mm
Renewable Water ResourcesE	137.5 km3
Water WithdrawalsF 72.88 km3/yr   - For Agricultural Use 91%   - For Domestic Use 7%   - For Industrial Use 2%   - Per Capita 1,098 m3
Population with safe access to   - Improved Water Source 94%      - Urban population 99%      - Rural population 84%   - Improved Sanitation 83%      - Urban population 86%      - Rural population 83%
References & Remarks
A UNDP Human Development Report
B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia
C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles
D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture
E CIA World Factbook
F Earthtrends

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Articles

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4. Iran/who is who ‎(121 views) . . WikiBot
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6. Qanats ‎(1,055 views) . . WikiBot
7. Image:AtrekRiver ENVSEC.jpg ‎(72 views) . . Juerg.staudenmann
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Projects and Case Studies

Projects in or about Iran

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1. MSGP Projects in Iran ‎(906 views) . . WikiBot
2. CEP/Grants Projects ‎(2,068 views) . . WikiBot
3. CEP-MSGP-Iran ‎(635 views) . . WikiBot
4. Towards a Convention and Action Programme for the Protection of the Caspian Sea Environment, Phase II ‎(451 views) . . WikiBot
5. Sustainable management of Land & water Resources in Hable Rud Basin, Phase II ‎(550 views) . . WikiBot
6. Restoring Depleted Fisheries and Consolidation of a Permanent Regional Environmental Governance Framework in the Caspian Sea ‎(407 views) . . WikiBot
7. Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Use of the Sistan Lakes Basin ‎(458 views) . . WikiBot
8. Regional Partnership for Prevention of Transboundary Degradation of the Kura-Aras River ‎(515 views) . . WikiBot
9. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe ‎(435 views) . . WikiBot
10. MEGI-IR01-04 ‎(1,229 views) . . WikiBot
11. MSGP-IR05-04 ‎(840 views) . . WikiBot
12. CEP/Azerbaijan Oily Soil Clean Up ‎(1,396 views) . . WikiBot
13. Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura/Aras River Basin ‎(2,149 views) . . WikiBot
14. Fostering Dialogue between Riparian States for Development and Establishment of Initial Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Increased Cooperation and Joint Management of the Kura-Aras River Basin ‎(1,050 views) . . WikiBot
15. Caspian Environment Programme ‎(3,971 views) . . WikiBot

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Who is Who

People working in Iran

1. Mary.Matthews ‎(1,255 views)
2. Hamidreza Ghaffarzadeh ‎(1,279 views)
3. Tim.turner ‎(1,835 views)
4. Melina.seyfollahzadeh ‎(2,706 views)
5. Hamid.ghaffarzadeh ‎(1,688 views)
6. Ardalan.sotoudeh ‎(1,518 views)
7. Farzaneh.derakhshi ‎(1,338 views)

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External Resources

"Water Supply and Sanitation in Iran" on Wikipedia