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| Factfile |
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| Official
name: |
Islamic
Republic of Iran |
| Date
of formation: |
1906 |
| Capital: |
Tehran |
| Population: |
68.1
million |
| Density: |
41.3
people per sq km |
| Total
area: |
1,648,000
sq km |
| Languages: |
Farsi
(Persian)*, other |
| Government: |
Islamic
theocracy |
| Life
expectancy: |
70.1
years |
| Infant
mortality: |
35
deaths/1,000 live births |
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Rural
population:
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34.1%
of total |
| Urban
population: |
65.9%
of total |
| Under
age 15: |
32.6%
of total |
| Over
age 65: |
4.5%
of total |
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