International rankings of Iran

The following are international rankings for  Iran: § Contents 1 Agriculture 2 Communication and Information Technology 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 Education 6 Energy 7 Environment and Ecology 8 General 9 Globalization 10 Health 11 History and Culture 12 Industry and Mining 13 Military and Defense 14 Politics 15 Religion 16 Science and technology 17 Society 18 Transport 19 Notes 20 See also 21 External links 22 References Agriculture See also: Agriculture in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Iran's international rankings of agricultural output N/A N/A N/A <<< See the link provided for complete stats 2007 Number of agricultural machinery: Tractors 22 190 World Bank 258,000 Tractors in operation 2003 Irrigated land per capita 14 173 CIA World Factbook ~1,153 km2 per 1 million people 2003 List of countries by irrigated land area 5 World CIA World Factbook 76,500 km2 of irrigated land 2003 Total agricultural land 15 199 World Bank 616,000 km2 of Agricultural land 2005 Total agricultural land per capita 57 199 World Bank ~9 km2 of agricultural land per 1,000 people 2005 Area of permanent crops 18 181 Food and Agriculture Organization 2,002,000 hectares of permanent crops, (29.4334 hectares per 1,000 people; Per capita ranking: 69/1811) 2000 Arable land as % of total land area 109 199 World Bank 9.84% of land area is arable (16,100,000 hectares2) 2005 Permanent cropland area as % of total land area 110 187 World Bank 0.92% of country's landmass is used as permanent cropland 2005 Fish Harvest by Country 35 World United Nations 527,912 tonnes of fish/year produced; 410,558 tonnes captured and 117,354 tonnes harvested by aquaculture 2005 Index of agricultural production 13 149 United Nations Index based on agricultural output for 1989-91 taken as 100; Index of Iran: 141 1996-98 Annual diesel consumption in agriculture 7 107 United Nations Annual diesel consumption in agriculture of 3,341,000 tonnes 2005 Agricultural electricity consumption per capita 18 110 United Nations 241.3 kWh per capita/Year 2005 Cereal production 13 149 World Resources Institute 141,000 tonnes of Cereal produced annually 2001 Meat production per capita 73 149 United Nations ~21.1 kg/person annually 1998 Communication and Information Technology See also: Communications in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year E-readiness 68 70 Economist Intelligence Unit Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2009 Number of Internet Users 11 195 Internet World Stats 51.7% of population use internet; More info: Growth of internet & Computer skills 2009 Total number of broadband internet users 44 48 International Telecommunication Union 300,000 broadband internet users or ~0.41% of population; More info: Internet in Iran 2008 Digital Opportunity Index 105 120 International Telecommunication Union Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2007 Telephone Lines in Use 12 100 CIA World Factbook 24,800,000 Telephone lines in use; 80% of telephony system had become digitized by 20043 2008 Mobile Phones in Use 20 56 United Nations 52,000,000 Mobile phone users; 69.3% of population use mobile phones 2010 Investment in telecommunication infrastructure as % of total revenue 10 190 World Bank 73.68% of total revenue in telecommunication sector was reinvested for expansion of telecommunication & Cyberinfrastructure 2005 E-government Readiness 102 193 United Nations Measure of a country's e-Government capabilities 2010 E-participation of Public 117 193 United Nations Measure of a nation's population participation in e-Government 2010 Number of daily newspapers & periodicals 14 124 United Nations 112 daily newspapers & periodicals present 2000 Number of non-daily newspapers & periodicals 8 91 United Nations 906 non-daily newspapers & periodicals present 2000 Number of Television Broadcast Stations 67 228 CIA World Factbook In 1997 there were 28 TV broadcast stations plus 450 repeaters in Iran; More info: By 2010, there were 74 high power broadcast stations, 430 medium power and 5,000 low power broadcast stations in addition to 120 TV studios, 47 TV channels & 50 radio channels ; By 2015 Iran plans to complete its switchover to digital TV4 1997 Number of Internet Service Providers (ISP) 9 165 CIA World Factbook 100 ISP's in operation 2002 List of countries by number of Internet hosts 120 190 CIA World Factbook There are 2,860 Internet hosts in Iran; More info: List of Internet top-level domains & Number of servers by company 2008 Number of websites on national domain 58 World Webometrics Iran has 310,000 websites on its national domain (dotIR); Iran ranks 32nd globally in terms of total number of websites5 2009 Number of Free Webmail Providers by Country 56 86 List of International Free Webmail Providers Outside USA There are 4 free webmail providers in Iran; More info: Comparison of e-mail clients 2008 Internet Speed 174 181 Speedtest.net Hamadan is the province of Iran with the fastest upload/download speed at 0.32/1.09 Mbps and I.P.M. is the fastest ISP in Iran with 0.76/2.87. 2010 Google Transparency Report World Google Iran was not among the countries which request censorship by Google; More info: Google traffic by country 2010 Demographics See also: Demography of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Birth Rate 96 195 United Nations 20.3 Births per 1000 population/Year 2005-10 Death Rate 165 195 United Nations 5.4 Deaths per 1000 population/Year; Top ten causes of death in Iran: 1. Ischaemic heart disease, 2. Road traffic accident, 3. Stroke, 4. Perinatal conditions, 5. Hypertension, 6. Stomach cancer, 7. COPD, 8. Diarrhea, 9. Inflammatory heart disease, 10. Lower respiratory tract infection678 More info: List of most important causes of death for humans 2005-10 Nations with least divorce rate 25 World United Nations Crude divorce rate of 0.94 per 1,000 population; By 2009 Iran's divorce rate had reached 1.7 per 1,000 people9 2004 Cities Proper by Population 16 61 United Nations City proper of Tehran; population: 7,873,000; Area: 760 km2; Population density: 10,359 Persons/km2 2007 Urban Areas by Population 33 188 United Nations Tehran at 33rd and Mashhad at 135th 2007 Urban agglomerations by Population 28 100 United Nations Tehran population agglomerate with a population of 7,873,000 2007 Urbanization by country 65 193 CIA World Factbook 68% of population is urban; 982 cities & 68,122 villages10 2005-10 Urbanization Rate 82 193 CIA World Factbook Urbanization rate of 2.1% 2005-10 List of countries by infant mortality rate 119 195 United Nations Infant mortality rate of 30.6 & Under-5 mortality rate of 35.5 /1000 live births 2006 Maternal mortality rate 92 136 United Nations 37/100,000 Pregnancies; By 2008 Iran's MMR became 27.8/100,000 Pregnancies11 1985-99 Population 17 223 United Nations Population of 74,196,000 or Approximately 1.09% of the world's population; More info: List of countries by population (graphical) & Past and future population by country 2009 Life Expectancy 108 World United Nations Overall life expectancy of 71 years; Male: 69.4yrs; Female: 72.6yrs 2005-10 Gender Ratio N/A N/A CIA World Factbook Male/Female; Total: 1.02; At birth: 1.05; Under-15yrs old: 1.05; 15-30yrs old; 1.02; Over-65yrs old: 0.92 2009 Population Growth Rate 96 230 United Nations Population growth rate of 1.35% 2005-10 Population Density 160 239 United Nations Population density of 45.017 persons/km2 2005 Net Migration Rate 126 154 CIA World Factbook Migrants/1000 population: -2.62 2009 Fertility Rate 129 223 United Nations Total fertility rate of 2.04 births/woman; Iran has reduced its fertility rate of 6.6 births/woman in 1970 to the replacement level of 2 in 2005 in a revolutionary female health program & successfully stopping Iran's first baby-boom; This reduction of fertility rate is one of the fastest in history of mankind121314151617 Total fertility rate declined from 7 births/woman in 1979 to 1.9 births/woman in 200618 2005-10 Adolescent fertility rate: Births/1000 females aged 15-19 years 139 185 World Bank 19.14 births/1000 Females aged 15–19; Ranked from highest rates to lowest; More info: UNICEF statistics 2005 Immigrant Population 21 192 United Nations Immigrants in Iran: 1.05% of total world immigrant population or 1,959,000; 2.861% of Iran's national population 2005 Foreign Refugees Population 1 110 United Nations Host to the world's largest and longest staying foreign refugees population1920212223; Mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees; More info: Afghan Refugees in Iran; As of 2010 there are more than 3 million Afghan refugees living in Iran, and in the prior three decades Iran has been host to an average refugee population of over 5 million24 1999 Median Age 120 230 CIA World Factbook Total median age: 27; Male median age: 26.8; Female median age: 27.2; More info: World map of median age 2008 Age distribution pyramid comparison N/A N/A US Census Bureau Comparison of Iran's population pyramid over time with other countries 1990–2050 Population in year 2015 18 225 United Nations At year 2015, population will be: 79,917,000; At year 2020, population will be: 83.7 million25; Total population of Iran will hit 100 million by 2030; The figures are for population inside Iran and does not include the year 2006 population of Iranian expatriates of 5 million (with an estimated net worth of over $1.3 trillion) & increasing26; Total population of Iranians all over the world will hit 100 million by 202527 2004 Age at first marriage N/A N/A United Nations 27.7 years for men, 23.9 years for women 2004 Economy See also: Economy of Iran, Iranian Economic Reform Plan, and Next Eleven Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year GDP (PPP) 18 193 World Bank GDP (PPP)= 843.86 billion dollars; More info: Future GDP (PPP) estimates; Among Asian and Pacific countries 2009 GDP (PPP) per capita 59 166 World Bank GDP (PPP) per capita= $11,666; More info: Future GDP (PPP) per capita estimates; Among Asian countries; Iran's GDP/Capita from 1800 to 2009 2008 GDP (nominal) 26 182 World Bank GDP (nominal)= 385.2 billion dollars; Iran will be the world's 16th largest economy in GDP (nominal) terms by 202528 Iran's GDP (nominal) forecast according to EIU: 2010=$411 billion, 2011=$472 billion, 2012=$545 billion, 2013=$626 billion, 2014=$705 billion, 2015=$804 billion293031; More info: Among Asian and Pacific countries; Future GDP (nominal) estimates 2008 GDP (nominal) per capita 73 170 World Bank GDP (nominal) per capita= $5,441; More info: List of countries by future GDP (nominal) per capita estimates; Iran's GDP (nominal) per capita will reach US $32,676 by 205028; Among Asian and Pacific countries 2008 GDP (PPP) per person employed 36 87 CIA World Factbook US $39,696 per person employed; 33% of the total population is employed 2009 GNI per capita (PPP) 57 World World Bank Average national income (PPP) of $11,490 per person/Year; More info: United Nations Statistics Division 2009 GNI per capita (nominal) 93 World World Bank Iran's 2007 GNI (nominal) per capita=US $4,530; More info: Iran's GNI (nominal) per capita will be~ US $12,000 by 202528, Iran GNI world comparison map 2007 GDP growth rate 68 182 International Monetary Fund GDP growth of 20.6% (Not adjusted) 2009 GDP (real) growth rate 47 217 CIA World Factbook Adjusted GDP (real) growth rate of 6.5%; See also: 1990-2007 annualized GDP growth rate 2008 Real GDP per capita growth rate 99 174 World Bank Iran's real GDP per capita growth rate=3.1% 2006 World's largest consumer markets 26 World United Nations Size of Iran's consumer market in 2009 was ~US $196 billion; More info: Emerging markets & Goldman Sachs N11 Paper 2009 Starting a Business Index 48 World World Bank The index measures the ease of starting up a new business 2010 Ease of Doing Business Index 137 183 World Bank The survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2010 Prime lending rate 76 153 CIA World Factbook Prime lending rate of 12% 2007 Human Development Index 70 182 United Nations / UN Human Development Report 2010 Human development index of 0.702; Categorized among High-HDI countries; Iran ranks 3rd worldwide in terms of progress in its Human Development Index for the past three decades32 More info: Human capital 2010 Human Poverty Index 59 135 United Nations / Complete Report HPI is a composite index measuring deprivations in the three basic dimensions: a long & healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living; Calculated using HPI-1 formula; Ranked from least poverty index to maximum poverty index; More info: World Poverty Map, HDR for Iran 2009 National wealth per capita 88 World World Bank Iran's per capita national wealth=US $38,000; More info: Where is the wealth of nations? 2000 Income equality 47 World United Nations Iran had a Gini coefficient of 43; Iran's Gini became 38.3 in 2007 as per UN HDR-2009 1998 Least Inflation Rates 83 World IMF Inflation rate of ~8%33 More info: Iranian online consumer price monitor 2010 Government Budget 32 188 CIA World Factbook Government revenue of $97.7 billion in 2009; 2010-2011 Total Government Budget of $347 billion 34 More info: Government of Iran 2009 Highest government budget surplus 4 World CIA World Factbook Government budget surplus of 3.9 billion US dollars 2009 List of countries by received FDI 74 World CIA World Factbook ~6.96 billion dollars of Foreign Direct Investment in Iran by foreign entities. Iran ranked sixth globally in 2010 in attracting foreign investments.35 2008 List of countries by FDI abroad 65 World CIA World Factbook 993 million dollars invested by Iranian entities outside of Iran 2008 Size of Sovereign Wealth Funds 20 36 Sovereign Wealth Funds Institute Sovereign wealth fund of 23 billion dollars in oil stabilization fund (OSF) 2009 Investment as % of GDP 36 145 CIA World Factbook Share of gross fixed investment as % of GDP: 27.7% 2008 Exports per capita 71 154 CIA World Factbook $797 of exports per capita/Year 2006 % of population under poverty N/A N/A CIA, UN % of population living on less than $1(PPP)/day=0.2%; % of population living on less than $2(PPP)/day=3.1%; % of population living on less than $1.25/day= 2%; on less than $2/day= 7%; Living below Iran's national poverty line of $11/day= 18.7%363738; More info: MPI 2007 Tax revenue as % of GDP 163 World Heritage Foundation Government tax revenue as % of GDP=7.3% 2008 Current account balance 6 181 International Monetary Fund Annual account balance of +70.797 billion dollars in surplus; More info: Balance of payments 2009 current account balance as % of GDP 38 World International Monetary Fund Current account balance as % of GDP= +4.05%; Iran has the world's 38th largest trade surplus as % of GDP 2008 General government final consumption expenditure 38 145 World Bank General government final consumption is the total government expenditure excluding capital investments; Iran: 15,826,440,000 constant 2000 US$ 2005 Gold reserve of government N/A N/A International Monetary Fund Iran not yet ranked as Iran does not report its holdings to IMF; Various sources put Iranian government sovereign gold holdings between 800 to 1250 tonnescitation needed; More info: Iranian Crown Jewels 2010 List of countries by foreign exchange reserves 17 World World Bank >$100 billion of forex reserves, More info: Central Bank of Iran 2010 List of countries by imports 43 193 CIA World Factbook Annual import bill of $67.79 billion 2008 List of countries by exports 35 194 CIA World Factbook Total annual exports of $70.16 billion 2009 Stock market performance 2 World BusinessWeek In July 2010, TEDPIX became the world’s second-best performing equity index39, with the Tehran Stock Exchange having a market capitalization of $84 billion by the end of 201040 2010 Unemployment rate 75 World United Nations Unemployment rate of 11.3%; Ranked from highest unemployment rate to lowest; More info: Unreported employment 2009 Difficulty of hiring index 10 154 Doing Business & World Bank Measures the difficulty to hire workers; Index of Iran: 78 2004 Difficulty of firing index 118 154 Doing Business & World Bank Measures the difficulty to fire workers; Index of Iran: 10 2004 Primary exports as % of manufactured exports 9 117 World Bank Primary export is 93% of total manufactured exports, mostly oil 2000 Compensation of employees as % of total business expenses 14 135 World Bank 47.14% of business expense is employee compensation 2005 GDP sector composition 35 197 CIA World Factbook Agriculture=11.2%; Industry= 41.7% ; Service= 47.1%; Share of oil related activity in total GDP is less than 10%41 2005 Real Growth in Total Trade 73 World World Bank The average annual growth rate of the total exports and imports in goods and services at constant 2000 U.S. dollars; This indicator reflects the trade expansion of a country over the period 2008 Public debt as % of GDP 110 World CIA World Factbook Total public debt stands at 16.7% of GDP; Ranked from highest total government debt to lowest; Iran has the 20th smallest public debt/GDP in the world 2009 Total external debt 73 World CIA World Factbook Total external debt of 18.73 billion dollars; Or 6% of GDP; Or 253$ per person; 4th least indebted country in the world by external debt to GDP ratio 2009 Total Debt Service 33 135 World Bank Approximately $2.52 billion paid/year to foreign creditors in interest & principal repayment 2005 $ external debt as /$1000 of GDP 174 186 CIA World Factbook $61.60/$1000 of GDP 2006 Labour force 22 185 CIA World Factbook Total labour force of 24.35 million people, more info: Labor and tax laws in Iran 2008 % of Industry in total Labour force 15 139 World Bank 30.4% of labour force work in industry 2005 % of Agriculture in total labour force 47 139 World Bank 24.9% of labour force work in agriculture 2005 % of female employment in industry 5 130 World Bank 28.4% of all industrial labour force is female 2005 % of female employment in agriculture 29 130 World Bank 34.2% of all agricultural labour force is female 2005 Economic activity growth of females 6 156 International Labour Organization 34% growth of female participation in economic activities 1990–2000 Minimum wages N/A N/A United States Department of State 3,030,480 Iranian rials (US $303) per month & revised annually; Gross average annual wage of $6,700; i.e. 60% of GDP per capita424344 2009 Retirement pension as % of GDP 56 58 United Nations/IMF Iran spends 1.1% of its GDP on national pensions; 5% of Iran's population is 65 yrs old & above; In 2009 for every retiree there were fifteen active workers & by 2050 this ratio is going to fall to three workers per retiree 2009 International Property Rights Index Property Rights Alliance Iran not ranked Exclusive Economic Zone Area N/A N/A Sea around us Exclusive economic zone of 168,718 km2 2008 Index of Economic Freedom 171 179 2008 Heritage Foundation Index of economic freedom Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2011 List of countries by central bank interest rates CIA World Factbook Annualized interest rate set by the central bank to charge commercial banks for loans; more info: Banking and Insurance in Iran Gross savings as % of Gross National Income 6 172 World Bank Gross savings of 41.57% of GNI 2005 Highest Marginal Tax Rate on High Income 6 109 World Bank 6th highest marginal tax rate for individual income exceeding 114,101.4$; More info: Tax rates around the world & Taxation in Iran 2006 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains as % of total taxes 11 137 World Bank Ratio: 58.84% 2005 Number of micro, small & medium enterprises 21 115 World Bank 1,255,382 Enterprises 1997 Number of micro, small & medium enterprises/1000 people 68 113 World Bank 20.62 Enterprises/1000 people 1997 International aid received as % of national GDP 120 129 OECD International aid received is less than 0.1% of GDP; ~$100 million; The only international aid received is as part of international fight against drug trafficking and Illegal drug trade, chiefly opiates smuggling 2002 Largest Islamic Banking Sector 1 World The Banker Iran has the world's largest Islamic banking sector valued at 235.5 billion US dollars4546 2009 Least valued currency units 4 World International Monetary Fund Iranian rial is the world's 4th least valued currency unit; More info: Compare historical devaluation of Iranian rial with that of Turkish lira & Capital control 2009 World's largest black markets 19 World Havocscope Black Markets Database Size of Iran's black market is over US $10.64 billion; Largest black markets in Iran are that of alcohol smuggling ($912.5 million), Drug smuggling ($8.5 billion), Petroleum smuggling ($1.3 billion), Cigarette smuggling, Prostitution, Arms trafficking, Corruption, Pirated movies and Software piracy.4748 More info: Smuggling in Iran 2009 Education See also: Education in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Adult literacy rate 113 177 United Nations 82.4% of adult population is literate; Total illiteracy rate of 6.2% of population in 2002 improving from 52.5% in 197649 Total literacy rate (age 6 & over): 92.7%10; More info: Functional illiteracy & Aliteracy, Scientific literacy & School leaving age 2005 Education Index 112 176 United Nations Iran's educational index= 0.804; More info: Technological literacy & Scientific literacy & Information literacy & Cognitive science 2008 Book titles published per year 7 World Book titles published per country per year 65,000 Book titles published annually5051 2010 Number of book titles published in applied sciences 16 99 United Nations 2,426 Book titles in applied sciences published 1999 Number of book titles published in arts & recreation 18 93 United Nations 733 Book titles in arts & recreation published 1999 Number of book titles published in psychology & philosophy 13 83 United Nations 706 Book titles in psychology & philosophy published 1999 Number of book titles published in theology 2 96 United Nations 4,504 Book titles in theology published 1999 Number of book titles published in literature 54 98 United Nations 247 Book titles in literature published 1999 Number of book titles published in generalities 12 88 United Nations 612 Book titles in generalities published 1999 Number of book titles published in philology 3 91 United Nations 1,486 Book titles in linguistics published 1999 Number of book titles published in pure sciences 7 94 United Nations 1,844 Book titles in pure sciences published 1999 Number of book titles published in social sciences 30 99 United Nations 1,319 Book titles in social sciences published 1999 Number of Library Books Per capita 72 81 United Nations ~6 library books per 1,000 people 2004 Literacy rate of men aged 15-24 54 155 United Nations 98.1% of male population 15-24 yrs old are literate 2005 Female to Male ratio of School enrollment 1 197 United Nations 1.223 females per one male student52 2005 Number of Secondary education students 8 185 World Bank 9,942,201 students in secondary schools 2005 Female/Male ratio of literacy rate in 15-24yrs old population 87 155 United Nations Female/Male ratio of literate 15–24 years old population: 0.99; Total female literacy rate of 76.2% in 2002 improving from 25.5% in 197612 2005 Number of pupils in primary education 17 193 World Bank 7,307,056 students in primary level schools 2005 Education enrollment at tertiary level 22 200 United Nations 1,714,433 students at tertiary level of education; 64% of university students are female10 2002 Education enrollment at tertiary level per capita 68 188 United Nations 26.159 tertiary level students per 1,000 people 2002 Education spending as % of GDP 58 132 United Nations 4.9% of GDP is spent on education 2003 Education budget as % of total government budget 19 161 World Bank Education budget is 22.85% of total government budget 2005 Total school life expectancy 58 110 United Nations Citizens on average attend 11.3 years of schooling 1999 Illiteracy rate among population over 15 years old 52 138 United Nations 20.9% of population over 15 years old are illiterate 2003 School Success Index Rank 29 158 Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for early childhood growth & development, Under-5 survival rate, nutrition, adult female literacy rate, total fertility rate, grade 1 repetition rate, % of children out of school & children proficiency at mathematics, reading & fine motor skills; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158; More info: Study skills 2009 Country Rank by World's Top Universities 55 World Webometrics Iran has one university among the list of world's top 1000 universities & 30 among the top 5,000 universities; More info: National rankings of Iranian universities; Complete list for top 12,000 universities 2009 World's largest universities by enrollment 3 World List of largest universities by enrollment Islamic Azad University is the world's third largest university with more than 1.3 million students enrolled, it is also the world's largest private university 2010 World's Top Engineering Universities 184 World Quacquarelli Symonds University of Tehran stands at 184th and Sharif University of Technology stands at 244th place among the world's top engineering universities 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities 401 500 ARWU University of Tehran is ranked at 401st among the world top 500 universities; More info: ARWU 2010 Report 2010 Ratio of % of universities among top 500 per % share of total GDP by country 34 World Ministry of Education (New Zealand) Ranking based on overall world universities ranking equalized against size of national economy to control for the fact that more wealthy nations can support their higher education systems to a greater degree due to higher funding availability thus measuring the quality of higher education adjusted for money spent on it 2009 Energy See also: Energy in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Energy consumption per capita 57 World World Resources Institute 23,748 kW·h/Year/Person. In 2010, per capita energy intensity in Iran was 15 times higher than in Japan and 10 times higher than the European Union;53 More info: Energy and society & Energy security 2003 Primary Energy Consumption 13 World International Energy Agency Energy, production of ~13.119 quadrillion BTU/Year (per 2000 U.S. Dollars)54; By 2009 Iran stood at 11th worldwide annually consuming 204.8 million TOE55 2006 Primary Energy Production 6 World International Energy Agency Energy, consumption of 7.686 quadrillion BTU/Year (per 2000 U.S. Dollars);54 More info: Efficient energy use & Energy conservation 2006 Energy Intensity 1 World International Energy Agency53 2.5 times the Middle Eastern average in 2010; 14,120 tonnes of oil equivalent/$1 million of GDP in 2006;54 More info: Energy development & World energy resources and consumption & Energy crisis & Fuel smuggling in Iran 2010 Total proven coal reserves 12 59 United Nations 11,143 million tonnes of reserves 2005 Total coal production 32 73 United Nations 1,330,000 tonnes per year 2005 Aviation gasoline exports 6 34 United Nations Ranked among exporting countries; Iran:10,000 tonnes/Year 2005 Gross inland availability of aviation gasoline 4 131 United Nations 95,000 tonnes of aviation gasoline available per year inside country 2005 Proven natural gas reserves 2 181 CIA World Factbook Total proven reserves of 33.1 trillion cubic meters or 15.8% of the world's total reserves55; More info: Natural gas fields of Iran & Natural gas reserves in Iran; Market value of Iran's total natural gas reserves at comparative international energy price of $75 per barrel of oil stands at ~US $4 trillion56 2009 Proven natural gas reserves per capita 5 71 CIA World Factbook 364,609 cubic meters per person 2005 Natural gas production 4 183 CIA World Factbook Annual production of 131.2 billion cubic meters55 Annual production of ~220 billion cubic meters (0.6 billion cubic meters/day) in 201057 2007 Natural gas consumption 3 183 CIA World Factbook Total annual natural gas consumption of 131.7 billion m3; Iran has the world's fastest growth rate in natural gas consumption55; Iran by 2011 had 80 years worth of gas reserves based on 2010 production levels58; More info: Peak gas 2009 Natural gas exports 25 182 CIA World Factbook Annual exports of 6.2 billion cubic meters 2007 Natural gas Imports 27 182 CIA World Factbook Annual imports of 6.1 billion cubic meters 2007 Natural gas consumption by households 5 67 United Nations Annual household natural gas usage of 1,243,256 Tera-joules 2005 Proven oil reserves 3 97 CIA World Factbook Total proven reserves of 136.2 billion barrels; Or ~ 1,750 barrels of oil per Iranian citizen; More info: Peak oil; Market value of Iran's total oil reserves at international crude price of $75 per barrel stands at ~US $10 trillion56 2007 Oil production 4 210 CIA World Factbook Daily production of ~4.2 million barrels 2008 Oil R/P ratio 1 World Statistical Review of World Energy Iran has the world's highest R/P ratio of 89.4 years for oil 2010 Oil consumption 15 208 CIA World Factbook Daily consumption of 1.63 million barrels 2006 Oil exports 8 205 CIA World Factbook Daily exports of 2.21 million barrels; More info: Iranian oil bourse, OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2009 Oil exports per capita 20 84 United Nations 1.94 tonnes exported annually per person (~12 Barrels/Person/Year) 2005 Oil Imports 52 206 CIA World Factbook Iran imports 153,600 barrels of oil per day 2004 Total hydrocarbon reserves (Combined reserves of Oil & Gas) 2 World Oil & Gas Journal Total hydrocarbon reserves of Iran comprising of both oil and natural gas measured in barrel of oil equivalent (boe) stands at 301.7 billion just after Saudi Arabia's 302.5 billion boe and ahead of Russia's 198.3 billion boe; Alternatively Iranian government puts the total reserve at 324 billion boe59; Iran is the only country with large reserves of both gas and oil; Iran is also the only country with large hydrocarbon reserves which has the potential to massively increase its production due to its current low production levels6061; More info: Energy superpower 2010 Nuclear Power Rankings of Nations World IAEA Current Iranian nuclear generated electricity capacity is: 0 MWh; Iran plans to produce 23,000 MWh of nuclear generated electricity in future62 using 19 nuclear power plants63; More info: Iranian nuclear program & Economics of new nuclear power plants & List of nuclear reactors & Large nuclear power plants & Nuclear facilities in Iran & List of power stations in Iran 2010 Uranium reserves / Uranium by country World World Nuclear Association As of 2010, Iran does not have significant proven reserves of Uranium 2010 Electricity production 19 210 CIA World Factbook ~193.3 Tera-Watt-Hour/Year; More info: Electricity in Iran through history & List of power stations in Iran 2007 Electricity consumption 20 190 CIA World Factbook Consumption of 136.2 Tera-Watt-Hour/Year; Or 224 Watt-Hour per Person; All settlements with 20 or more families are electrified64; More info: Voltage & Frequency Around The World 2005 Electricity exports 39 186 CIA World Factbook Annual exports of ~2.8 Tera-Watt-Hour; Iran's electricity exports rose to 5.5 TWh in 200965 2006 Electricity imports 46 188 CIA World Factbook Electricity imports of 2.54 TWh/Year 2006 Electricity production per capita 86 214 CIA World Factbook ~2,747 kWh per capita/Year 2006 Electric power transmission losses as % of total output 30 131 World Bank Electrical transmission loss: 16.88% of output; More info: Smart grid & Electrical grid & SuperSmart Grid 2004 Natural gas consumption by power plants 5 97 United Nations Annual usage of 1,379,527 Tera-joules by Power stations 2005 Electricity from renewable resources N/A N/A United Nations Annual production of: Hydroelectricity=16.1 TWh , Wind Power=128 GWh , Biomass=0 GWh , Solar=1 GWh , Geothermal=0 GWh; More info: Wind power in Iran 2005 Installed wind power capacity 35 76 World Wind Energy Association Current installed capacity of 82 MWh; Iran's installed Wind power capacity growth rate= 49.4%; More info: Wind farms of Iran 2008 Largest hydroelectric power stations 44 48 List of largest hydroelectric power stations Power stations with 2000 MW capacity or more; Iran operates 3 such Dams out of 48 in the world; Total number of dams: 186 operational, 91 under construction; Ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of dams under construction10 More info: Energy in Iran & List of reservoirs and dams in Iran & List of hydroelectric power stations 2010 Diesel usage by power plants 6 171 United Nations 2,708,000 tonnes of diesel used by thermal power plants 2005 Annual refinery output of diesel 13 124 United Nations Annual production of 24,443,000 tonnes diesel 2005 Electricity produced from natural gas 6 96 World Bank 125,393 GWh produced from natural gas 2004 Inland availability of diesel oils 11 191 United Nations 21,976,000 tonnes of diesel available per year 2005 Household consumption of diesel 8 149 United Nations 6,374,000 tonnes/Year 2005 Private investment in public energy infrastructure 13 93 World Bank $650,000,000/Year 2004 Kerosene consumption by household & other consumers 4 174 United Nations 6,043,000 tonnes/Year 2005 Kerosene imports per year 3 166 United Nations 1,105,000 tonnes imported/Year 1997 Coal imports 50 110 United Nations 520,000 tonnes imported/Year 2005 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Exports 12 93 United Nations 1,791,000 tonnes exported/Year 2005 Total motor gasoline (petrol) production 16 121 United Nations Annual gasoline production of 11,154,000 tonnes 2005 Motor gasoline energy balance requirement 2 205 United Nations Energy balance requirement of 6,677,000 tonnes of gasoline (petrol); Energy balance requirement is that amount of energy a country needs to import for its needs due to its local non-availability because of production shortage 2005 Motor Gasoline (Petrol) Imports 5 200 United Nations 6,677,000 tonnes imported/Year 2005 Natural Gasoline Production 4 21 United Nations 1,855,000 tonnes Produced 2005 Residual fuel oil consumption by households 3 116 United Nations 1,619,000 tonnes/Year consumed by households 2005 Jet fuel imports 64 166 United Nations Annual importation of 80,000 tonnes of jet fuel 1990 Annual output of jet fuel 37 108 United Nations Annual production of 850,000 tonnes jet fuel 2005 Least expensive diesel by country 2 World German government Diesel fuel prices in Iran are the second cheapest in the world; One liter of diesel costs in commodity barter comparison: ~0.3 of a hen egg66 2005 Least expensive gasoline by country 8 World German government Gasoline (petrol) fuel prices are the 8th cheapest in the world; Iran spends 8% of its total state revenue, subsidizing fuel for domestic market66 2005 Environment and Ecology See also: Environmental issues in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Environmental Sustainability Index 132 146 Yale University Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2005 Greenhouse emissions per capita 74 World World Resources Institute Based on data for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon, sulfur hexafluoride emissions as well as effects of land use change; Iran= 7.6 tonnes of Carbon dioxide equivalent per person/Year 2000 Number of species under threat of extinction 37 158 United Nations 54 species under threat of extinction 1999 Happy Planet Index 81 178 New Economics Foundation Happy planet index is a measure of the environmental efficiency of supporting citizens well-being; Iran's index: 47.23 2009 Environmental Performance Index 78 153 Yale University/Columbia University Iran's index=60.067 More info: Over-consumption and Dashboard of Sustainability 2010 Total renewable water resources 58 151 CIA World Factbook Iran has total renewable water resources of 137.5 Cubic Kilometers; More info: Water security & Water resources & Peak water 2008 Water availability per capita 116 141 United Nations Annual fresh water availability of 630 cubic meters per person; Measure of internal renewable water (average annual surface runoff & groundwater recharge generated from endogenous precipitation) 2001 Biodiversity Richness 13 53 World Conservation Monitoring Centre Biodiversity Richness Index: 2 1994 Carbon efficiency 28 141 Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center 2.36 tonnes of CO2 emissions/$ of GDP 2005 Coral reefs area 19 28 United Nations 700 km2 of coral reefs 2005 Endangered species protection 71 141 CITES 69.6% of CITES requirement met 2000 Land use statistics by country 16 176 CIA World Factbook Total cultivated land area of 221,400 Square Kilometers 2005 Carbon dioxide emissions per capita 70 210 United Nations 5.8 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person; More info: CO2 emissions per person map 2003 Total carbon dioxide emissions 11 210 United Nations 466,976,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions or ~ 1.6% of World's total emissions 2006 Total forest area 47 220 United Nations 110,750 Square kilometers of forests 2007 Fresh water withdrawal 11 168 CIA World Factbook Total annual water withdrawal of 72.88 km3; Annual per capita withdrawal of 1,048 m3; Rank of 19th by per capita withdrawal; 91% agriculture, 7% domestic, 2% industrial share of withdrawal 2000 Ecological footprint N/A N/A Global Footprint Network Iran has local ecological deficit of -1.7 global hectares per person 2006 Industrial Water Pollution 14 129 World Bank Metal industry contribution to total biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) emissions: 15.55% 2003 General See also: Iran and Geography of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Total Area 18 233 United Nations Area of 1,628,750 km2; or ~1.1% of World's total area 2010 Deadliest Blizzards in History 1 World List of natural disasters Iran Blizzard of 1972 killed over 4,000 people 1972 Deadliest Earthquakes in History 8 World List of natural disasters 856 Damghan earthquake killed more than 200,000 People in Iran on December 22, 856 856 Number of deadliest earthquakes by country 1 World List of natural disasters Iran has had 9 of the world's most deadly earthquakes on record; Rank is shared with China which has the same number 2010 Most natural disaster prone countries 2 World United Nations Iran is the world's second most natural disaster-prone country, mostly due to poor building practices and drought; More info: List of earthquakes in Iran 2010 Countries by number of casualties from earthquakes 2 World United Nations Iran has the world's second highest number of casualties due to earthquakes per one million residents; More info: The natural disasters risk index 2010 Number of major earthquakes 1 World United Nations Iran has the world's highest number of major earthquakes (magnitude higher than 5.5 Richter); Tremors occur daily somewhere in the country; More info: Online Earthquake Monitoring (With GMT date & time stamp) 2010 Number of billionaires 12 58 List of Iranian people by net worth Only one of five Iranian billionaires, (Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani) resides in Iran 2010 List of most charitable countries N/A N/A Development Assistance Committee Iran is not ranked among charitable donor nations by OECD 2010 World Giving Index 86 World Charities Aid Foundation Iran ranked 86th charitable nation worldwide with 35% of population having given money to charities, 38% of population having helped a stranger & only 12% having volunteered time; More info: World's most charitable nations 2010 Intensity of natural background radiation 1 World Natural background radiation at Ramsar Highest natural radioactivity level in the world; Annual dose of 260 mSv 2010 Number of neighbouring countries N/A N/A List of countries by number of neighbouring countries Total of 13 bordering neighbours with 7 land border neighbours & 10 marine border neighbours & 13 unique borders 2010 Length of land borders N/A N/A List of land border lengths Total land border length of 5,440 km with 7 neighbouring countries and 8 unique land borders (Iran has two land borders with Azerbaijan); Total border length of 8731 km10 2010 % of water area 102 139 List of countries by percentage of water area 12,000 km2 of sovereign water area or ~0.73% of total sovereign area 2010 Length of coastline 50 196 List of countries by length of coastline 2,440 km of total coastline length excluding 740 km of coastline with Caspian sea which is landlocked 2010 Land Area 18 World List of countries and outlying territories by land area 1,636,000 km2 of land area 2010 Average national intelligence quotient 94 185 IQ and Global Inequality Iran is ranked at 94th place in terms of the average IQ of its citizens with an average national IQ of 84 2006 World's largest islands 272 World List of islands by area Qeshm with an area of 1,336 km2 is the world's 272nd largest island; (Greenland is world's largest) 2010 World's highest points 22 World List of countries by highest point/List of mountains in Iran Damavand with height of 5,610 m (18,406 ft) 2010 World's lowest points 17 World List of countries by lowest point Caspian Sea with a depth of 28 m below see level is the world's 17th deepest natural point 2010 World's largest deserts 23 World List of deserts by area Dasht-e Kavir is the 23rd & Dasht-e Lut is the 25th largest desert in the world 2010 Most livable green countries 83 141 Reader's Digest Composite measure of HDI & ESI 2008 Tea consumption per capita 5 World World Market Research Annual per capita tea consumption of 1.2 kg 2004 Coffee consumption per capita 132 World World Resources Institute Annual per capita coffee consumption of 0.1 kg 2006 Wheat consumption per capita 7 World US government Yearly consumption of ~195 kg per person 2004 Southern most point by country 127 World List of countries by southernmost point South east of Sistan va Baluchestan at 25°03'35"N 2010 Northernmost point by country 60 World List of countries by northernmost point West Azarbaijan region at 39°46'38"N 2010 Easternmost point by country 44 World List of countries by easternmost point Sistan va Baluchestan region at 63°18'03"E 2010 Westernmost point by country 146 World List of countries by westernmost point West Azarbaijan region at 44°02'50"E 2010 Hottest Places on Planet Earth 1 World NASA Gandom-Beriyan in Dasht-e Lut is the world's hottest place with a recorded temperature of 70.7 °C (159 °F)686970; More info: Iran Meteorological Organization & List of weather records & Climate records 2005 Least Expensive Capital Cities 1 World CNN Tehran is the world's least expensive capital city based on Cost-of-living index and is overall the second cheapest city after Karachi in the world7172 2007 World's Tallest Towers 5 World List of tallest buildings and structures in the world Milad Tower is the world's fifth tallest tower & 14th tallest freestanding structure; More info: List of tallest structures in Iran & List of tallest freestanding structures in the world 2010 Largest oil gushers in history 1 World Oil gusher Qum wildcat oil gusher blew on August 26, 1956 and had an uncontrollable gusher of 125,000 barrels per day for three months before it was contained 2010 World's oldest trees 3 World Earth Watchers Center Sarv-e-Abarkooh with over 4,000 years of age is the world's third oldest tree 2010 World's largest sports stadiums 11 World List of stadiums by capacity Azadi Stadium with a seating capacity of 100,000 people is the world's 11th largest sports stadium as well as being the world's fourth largest football stadium and world's 44th largest sporting venue 2010 World's largest covered stadiums 29 World List of covered stadiums by capacity Azadiye Stadium with a seating capacity of 40,000 people is the world's 29th largest covered stadium 2010 Globalization See also: Iran and WTO, Economic Cooperation Organization, Middle East economic integration, Developing 8 Countries, and G15 Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Global Competitiveness Report 69 133 World Economic Forum Iran ranked 69th out of 133 states 2010 Globalization Index 162 181 KOF Globalization Index Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2010 Globalization Index 62 62 A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2006 Health See also: Healthcare in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Suicide Rate 96 103 WHO Listed from highest suicide rate to lowest; Iran: Males=0.3/100,000 people, Females=0.1/100,000 people, Total=0.2/100,000 people 2008 Tobacco Consumption per capita 67 121 WHO 764 Cigarettes smoked per adult per year; WHO put the prevalence of smoking for the year 2005 in 15+ year old's as: 5.5% of females & 29.6% of males73; More info: Tobacco Use Prevalence in Iran & Health effects of tobacco 2007 Alcohol consumption per capita World WHO Negligible per capita consumption of alcohol in 2003, by 2005 Iran's per capita consumption had reached 1 liter ranked at 162nd out of the world7475; More info: Alcohol and cancer & Alcoholic liver disease 2003 % of population with access to essential drugs 54 163 World Health Organization Categorized in medium access level of 80%; Number of factories producing medicine: 12210 2000 Female % of HIV positive population 15+ years 107 112 World Bank 16.67% of over-15 years old HIV+ population is female 2005 Incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people 144 200 World Bank 23.48 per 100,000 People; 100% of all patients are under proper medical treatment as per WHO guidelines76 2005 Physicians per 1000 people 138 202 World Bank 0.45 physicians/1000 people; Alternative WHO 2005 indicators: Total Physicians=61,870, Pharmaceutical personnel density=0.2/1000 People, Nursing and midwifery personnel density=1.6/1000 People, Dentistry personnel density=0.2/1000 People77 2004 Prevalence of opiate addiction 1 132 United Nations Prevalence rate of 2.8% of population; Almost all opiates smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan; Initiation age for most Iranian addicts is their 20s78; More info: Rankings of most harmful drugs 1999 Annual cannabis use by country 31 67 United Nations Annual prevalence rate of 4.2% of population 1999 HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 153 171 CIA World Factbook HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate of 0.1% of Population; Recent WHO report puts the number of HIV+ people at 110,000 people or ~0.16% of population in 2007 & accelerating7980; In past the primary mode of transmission was by syringe sharing among drug addicts but it is now being replaced by high risk sexual contacts81; Iran in 2003 had over 700,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections82 2001 Deaths due to HIV/AIDS 47 153 CIA World Factbook 4,300 people die annually because of AIDS/HIV infection; Recent WHO report puts the number of deaths at 6,000 in 200779 WHO report puts the coverage of antiretroviral therapy at 6%79 2007 Prevalence of HIV among population aged 15-49 years 104 148 World Bank Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 0.15% of 15-49 year old's are HIV+; Recent WHO report puts the % of HIV+ 15-49 year old's at 0.3% in 200779 2005 Access to Sanitation 22 129 CIA World Factbook 99% of population have access to proper sanitation 2003 % of Population undernourished 76 76 United Nations Listed from highest malnourishment rates to lowest; Iran: less than 5% of population is malnourished; More info: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Iran & Nutrition Landscape Information System for Iran & United Nations map of the world showing % of national population suffering from undernourishment 2009 Prevalence of contraceptive use among women 25 176 World Bank 74% of women aged 15–49 use contraceptives; alternately ranked by UN at 12th/89 with 73% prevalence; Most widely used method is "contraceptive pill"83; More info: Contraceptive security 2000 Hospital beds/1000 people 133 191 World Bank Hospital beds/1000 population: 1.6/1000; 758 hospitals, 225,000 hospital beds, 438 emergency centers10 2001 Underweight children rate 63 95 United Nations Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Iran: ~2% of children are underweight 2005 Global Hunger Index N/A N/A International Food Policy Research Institute / World Map of Hunger Iran ranked among countries with low prevalence of malnutrition; More info: Hunger 2010 Malaria cases per 100,000 of population 72 94 United Nations/Complete report for Iran Ranking is from highest rate to lowest; Malaria cases in Iran: 27/100,000 of population 2001 % of 1 year old babies immunized against Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus 1 187 United Nations 99% of babies immunized against Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus 2002 % of 1 year old babies immunized against Hepatitis B 1 114 United Nations 99% of babies immunized against Hepatitis B 2002 % of 1 year old babies immunized against measles 1 186 United Nations 99% of babies immunized against measles 2002 % of 1 year old babies immunized against Poliomyelitis 1 187 United Nations 99% of babies immunized against Poliomyelitis 2002 % of 1 year old babies immunized against Tuberculosis 1 153 United Nations 99% of babies immunized against Tuberculosis 2002 % of routine EPI vaccination financed by government 1 133 United Nations 100% of all routine vaccinations financed by government 2002 World ranking of overall national health systems 93 190 WHO Ranked from best overall health care systems to worst; More info: Health literacy 2000 World ranking of national health system performance & attainment 58 191 WHO Ranking is based on composites of overall health care system, health level & distribution, responsiveness level & distribution, fairness in financial contribution, overall health goals attainment and per capita health expenditure 1997 Total health expenditure per capita 69 World WHO US $678 spent on health per person; Total health expenditure is 6.8% of GDP (PPP) 2006 % of under-5 year old children with ARI taken to health provider 3 80 United Nations 93% of children with Acute Respiratory Infection taken to health provider 2002 % of total births attended by skilled health staff 35 158 Save the Children 97% of all births attended by skilled health staff; Ranked among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 2009 Expenditure on health as % of GDP 75 188 World Bank 6.6% of GDP is spent on health 2004 % of babies exclusively breastfed for 6 months 30 125 United Nations 44% of babies exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life; More info: Facts on Breastfeeding 1995–2002 % of households consuming iodized salt 15 112 United Nations 94% of households consume iodized salt 1997–2002 Out of pocket health expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 64 187 World Bank 94.8% of private health expenditure is out of pocket; More info: Health care system & Publicly-funded health care 2004 Prepaid plans as % of private health expenditure 75 187 WHO Prepaid plans constitute 2.9% of private health funding; More info: Universal health care 2002 Government expenditure on health per capita 84 185 WHO Government spends 206$ per person/Year 2002 Total expenditure on health per capita 69 185 WHO Total health expenditure by government & private sectors: 432$ Per capita/Year 2002 Total population suffering from undernourishment 92 103 Countries by undernourishment rate Listed from highest rate to lowest; Iran: 4% of population is undernourished84 2006 Probability of not reaching 40 years of age 73 111 United Nations Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 9.3% 2001 Probability of reaching 65 years of age (males) 62 159 United Nations Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 68.9% 2000 Probability of reaching 65 years of age (females) 91 159 United Nations Listed from highest probability to lowest; Iran: 74.3% 2000 Total number of kidney transplants/Year 20 47 Worldwide Transplant Center Directory 228 kidneys transplanted in 2002; Iran ranked 4th worldwide in 2007 with more than 2000 transplants performed annually8586 2002 Kidney transplants per capita 35 47 Worldwide Transplant Center Directory 3.35205 kidney transplants per 1 million people/Year 2002 Countries by total disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate 110 194 WHO Iran has total DALY rate of 175.2 years per 1000 of population; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More information: The burden of disease & injury in Iran & Global burden of disease & World Health Statistics 2009 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Tuberculosis 118 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.78 year/1000 people for TB; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) excluding HIV/AIDS 100 194 WHO DALY rate of 1.1 years/1000 people for STDs excluding HIV/AIDS; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for HIV/AIDS 102 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.83 year/1000 people for AIDS/HIV; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diarrhea 89 194 WHO DALY rate of 4.4 years/1000 people for diarrhea; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Meningitis 122 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.50 year/1000 people for meningitis; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis B 88 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.14 year/1000 people for hepatitis B; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Higher DALYs in risk groups e.g. truck drivers87 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Hepatitis C 89 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.07 year/1000 people for hepatitis C; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory Infections 105 194 WHO DALY rate of 4.62 years/1000 people for Respiratory infections; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Maternal conditions 76 194 WHO DALY rate of 5.49 years/1000 people for Maternal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Perinatal conditions 77 194 WHO DALY rate of 15.97 years/1000 people for Perinatal conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Malnutrition 93 194 WHO DALY rate of 4.24 years/1000 people for Malnutrition; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Obesity in Iran & Obesity Scale Country Comparison & Facts on Malnutrition & Map of Obesity 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cancers 148 194 WHO DALY rate of 7.63 years/1000 people for Cancers; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Cancer Country Profile 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Diabetes 121 194 WHO DALY rate of 2.77 years/1000 people for Diabetes; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Neuro-Psychiatric conditions 46 194 WHO DALY rate of 34.41 years/1000 people for Neuro-Psychiatric diseases: Neurological+Psychiatric conditions; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for diseases of sensory organs 49 194 WHO DALY rate of 12.84 years/1000 people for diseases of Sensory organs: Eye diseases+Ear diseases ; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Cardiovascular diseases 80 194 WHO DALY rate of 21.63 years/1000 people for Cardiovascular diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Physical Inactivity Prevalence in Iran & Raised Cholesterol Prevalence in Iran & Raised Blood Pressure Prevalence in Iran 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Respiratory diseases 134 194 WHO DALY rate of 6.18 years/1000 people for Respiratory diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Digestive diseases 169 194 WHO DALY rate of 3.44 years/1000 people for Digestive diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Genito-Urinary diseases 123 194 WHO DALY rate of 1.86 years/1000 people for Genito-urinary diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Prevalence of circumcision 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Skin diseases 145 194 WHO DALY rate of 0.42 years/1000 people for Skin diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Musculoskeletal diseases 130 194 WHO DALY rate of 3.83 years/1000 people for Musculoskeletal diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Example: Burden of osteoporosis in Iran 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Congenital Anomalies 82 194 WHO DALY rate of 4.41 years/1000 people for Congenital anomalies; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Oral diseases 37 194 WHO DALY rate of 2.13 years/1000 people for Oral diseases; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for All Accidents 29 194 WHO DALY rate of 29.7 years/1000 people for Un-intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; More info: Economic compensation of accidental injuries in Iran 2004 Countries by disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate for Intentional Injuries 138 194 WHO DALY rate of 3.2 years/1000 people for Intentional Injuries; Ranked from highest DALY rate to lowest; Economic loss of 0.49% of GDP/Year due to violence & intentional injuries88 2004 Total healthy life expectancy at birth 119 192 WHO Total Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 57.6 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest 2004 Male healthy life expectancy at birth 117 192 WHO Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 56.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest 2004 Male healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age 132 192 WHO Male Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 10.4 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest 2004 Female healthy life expectancy at birth 118 192 WHO Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 59.1 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest 2004 Female healthy life expectancy at 60 years of age 121 192 WHO Female Healthy life expectancy (HALE) of 11.9 years on average at 60 years of age; Ranked from highest healthy life expectancy to lowest 2004 Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Male) 2 192 WHO Expectation of lost healthy years (Male) of 10.4 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran is 2nd after Yemen in the world & followed by Iraq 2004 Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (Female) 1 192 WHO Expectation of lost healthy years (Female) of 12.5 years on average at birth; Ranked from highest loss of healthy years to lowest; Iran has the highest loss of healthy years for females in the world 2004 Stockpiles of antiviral drugs for Pandemic Influenza Stockpiling antiviral medications for pandemic influenza Reserve supply of essential antiviral medications in case of pandemic influenza; Data not available for Iran 2010 Urban sulfur dioxide pollution 1 141 World Health Organization City SO2 concentration: 209 micrograms/m3; More info: WHO map of deaths due to air pollution 1995 Country Rank by Top World Hospitals 21 World Webometrics Iran has one hospital among world's top 200 hospitals, 2 in top 500 and 4 in top 1000 2009 History and Culture See also: History of Iran and Culture of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Oldest countries on earth 1 World List of countries by statehood Iran with its inception in 3200 BC, is the oldest country in the world. More info: History of Iran & List of sovereign states by formation date 2010 World Tourism rankings 55 World United Nations 2.5 million foreign tourists visited Iran in 2007; Ranked by Iranian government at 68th worldwide; 641 hotels with 63,000 beds; Tourism generates 1.8% of employment89 More info: Tourism in Iran & Official Iran Tourism Website & Tourism Competitiveness 2007 World heritage sites 12 239 United Nations 12 World Heritage Sites; More info: List of the world heritage sites 2010 Longest defensive wall 2 World List of walls Great Wall of Gorgan is the second longest defensive wall in existence after the Great Wall of China 2010 World's oldest artificial water reservoirs 1 World Qanat The world's oldest water reservoir is in Gonabad, is more than 2700 years old & is still in use; It is also the world's largest qanat; More info: Iranian architecture 2010 International Tourist Arrivals per Year 59 152 United Nations 740,000 International tourists visit Iran/Year; More info: Visa requirements for Iranian citizens 2000 International tourism expenditure 28 158 World Bank Amount Iranian tourists spent in 2004 on their international visits: 4.4 billion dollars; Alternative survey by UN put the figure at $4.6 billion for the year 2006 & the amount International tourists spent in Iran for the same year at $1.2 billion90 2004 Sovereign jewels collection 1 World Iranian Crown Jewels World's largest collection of jewels 2010 Number of former national capitals 1 World List of former national capitals Highest number of national capital relocations; Iran has had 31 former capitals before Tehran91 2010 Accuracy of solar calendar in use 1 World Iranian calendar Most accurate solar calendar in use 2010 Largest ancient empires 1 World List of largest empires Achaemenid Empire (480 BC) was the largest ancient empire in history 2010 Largest empires of all times 14 World List of largest empires Achaemenid Empire with an area of 7.7 million km2, was the 14th largest empire to have ever existed 2010 Largest modern empires 15 World List of largest empires Afsharid Persian Empire with an area of 4 million km2, is the 15th largest among modern empires 2010 Largest contiguous empires of all times 8 World List of largest empires Achaemenid Empire is the 8th largest contiguous empire of all times 2010 Largest empires by total population size 12 World List of largest empires Sassanid Empire with a total population of 78 million in 7th century is the 12th largest empire of all times 2010 Largest empires by percentage of the world's population 1 World List of largest empires Achaemenid Empire with 44% of the world's population is the largest empire of all times in terms of the fraction of world's population under its control; Sassanid Empire is second with 37.1% 2010 Largest empires by percentage of world's GDP 9 World List of largest empires Afsharid Persian Empire with 24.24% of the world's GDP is the 9th largest empire of all times 2010 Largest empires by the size of GDP 10 World List of largest empires Afsharid Persian Empire with a GDP of $119.85 billion in 1740 AD, is the 10th largest empire of all times by its size of economy 2010 Total duration of all empires by country 1 World List of largest empires Iran has the most number of years ruling as an empire in history 2010 Largest producers of handmade carpets 1 World Carpet Iran produces 3/4 of the world's handmade carpets; Iran has 30% share of the world's carpet export market92939495; Iran has also produced the world's largest handmade carpet, measuring 60,546 square feet.969798 More info: Carpet Museum of Iran 2010 Total cinema attendance 19 78 United Nations 26,000,000 attendances 2003 Number of cinema seats 15 60 United Nations 173,000 Cinema seats in total 1995 Industry and Mining See also: Mining in Iran and Industry of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Iran's International Rankings of Mining Output N/A N/A N/A <<< See the link provided for complete stats N/A World's Largest Petroleum Companies 2 World Energy Intelligence The Iranian government-owned corporation of NIOC after Aramco is the world's largest petroleum company. 2008 World's largest mining companies 23 World World Bank Iran's national mining corporation (IMIDRO) is the world's 23rd largest mining company with 0.6% of the world's total mining production 2007 World's Largest State Owned Corporations 7 World Financial Times National Iranian Oil Company with a market capitalization of US $220 billion in 2006 ranked 7th worldwide. 2006 Industrial production growth rate 28 161 CIA World Factbook Industrial growth rate of 4.0% annually; Alternatively put at 7.4% by Iranian government10 2009 List of countries by motor vehicle production 12 52 International Organization of Automobile Manufacturers 1,395,421 automobiles manufactured yearly; During period 2000-2010 Iran after China had the highest growth in automobile manufacturing; More info: Automotive industry in Iran 2009 High Technology Exports per capita 114 167 World Bank High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in nuclear, aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments and electrical machinery; Iran: ~1,461 $ per 1,000 people/Year 2004 Petrochemical production 45 World Chemical & Engineering News Iran is the world's 45th largest chemical producer with an annual production sale value of 7.8 billion dollars99100101102103; NIOC of Iran with ~1.67 million barrels/day ranks 11th globally in terms of total oil refining capacity104; NIPC of Iran plans to become world's second largest producer of chemicals by 2015105, Iran also plans to become world's second largest exporter of Polymers106 2008 Non-energy use of bitumen asphalt 6 130 United Nations Annual use of 3,496,000 tonnes of asphalt 2005 Trademarks Per capita 33 142 World Bank Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify/protect goods or services as those produced by an enterprise or individual; Iran: ~153 per 1 million people. More info: Intellectual property in Iran 2001 Non-energy use of lubricants 9 147 United Nations 770,000 tonnes of lubricants used annually 2005 Usage of naphtha by industry 13 45 United Nations Annual use of 2,492,000 tonnes of naphtha 2005 Industrial electricity consumption per capita 73 171 United Nations ~692 kWh per capita/Year 2005 Industrial use of residual oil 5 142 United Nations 6,869,000 tonnes used/Year of residual oil 2005 Quantity of value added manufacturing 29 155 World Bank 21.22 billion constant year 2000 US$/Year of value added manufacturing 2005 Bagasse consumption by industry 27 80 United Nations 1,206,000 tonnes of Bagasse consumed by industry annually 2005 Diesel consumption by industry 15 128 United Nations 1,798,000 tonnes/Year 2005 Total lubricant production 10 86 United Nations Annual lubricants production of 955,000 tonnes 2005 Natural gas consumption by chemical industry 9 66 United Nations Annual usage of 138,966 Tera-joules 2005 Blast furnace gas consumption by industry 19 47 United Nations 10,102 Tera-joules of blast furnace gas consumed/Year 2005 Coal consumption by industry 42 89 United Nations 330,000 tonnes/Year 2005 Uranium production World World Nuclear Association Currently Iran does not produce significant amounts of Uranium 2008 Steel production by country 16 World World Steel Association/US Geological Survey More than 10.9 million tonnes/Year in 2009; Iran's production capacity reached 20 million tonnes/year in 2010107108; Iran plans to increase its steel production to more than 35 million tonnes/year by 2015109110 2009 Copper mine production 12 World British Geological Survey Annual production of 249,100 tonnes 2006 Aluminium production 17 World List of countries by aluminium production Annual production of 457,000 tonnes 2006 Cement production 5111 World List of countries by cement production / Pie Chart of World's Production 2009: Annual production of 45 million tonnes, or ~1.6% of the world's total output & total production capacity of 55 million tonnes annually112; Iran ranks 10th globally in terms of cement export113 2010 Iron production 8 World US Geological Survey Annual production of 33 million tonnes 2009 Gypsum production 2 World British Geological Survey Iran is the world's 2nd largest producer after China 2006 Iron ore production 8 World US Geological Survey Annual production of 33 million tonnes114 2009 Production of natural iron oxide 9 World US Geological Survey Annual production of 2,600 tonnes 2006 Production of ammonia 21 World US Geological Survey Annual ammonia production of 1.02 million tonnes 2006 Reserves of Zinc 1 World British Geological Survey Iran has the world's largest zinc reserves, in addition to 2nd largest reserves of copper, ninth largest reserves of iron and eleventh largest reserves of lead115116117 2010 Industrial imports by country 28 World World Trade Organization Iran ranks 28th globally in terms of importation of industrial machinery 2004 Military and Defense See also: Military of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) 15 World Correlates of War CINC is a statistical measure of national Hard power as opposed to Soft power representing demographic, economic and military strength of a nation; Index of Iran=0.013450, Index of World's total capability=1; More info: Smart power & Comprehensive National Power 2007 Military expenditures 24 154 SIPRI Total annual military budget of 9.17 billion dollars.118 In 2010 the Iranian government put the total security and defence budget including that of army, IRGC, police, military R&D, intelligence agencies, etc at $17.14 billion.119120 2009 List of countries by military expenditure per capita 62 World CIA World Factbook Iranian military per capita expenditure of US $64.77 2008 Military expenditure as % of GDP 37 154 SIPRI Iran spends 2.7% of its GDP on its military defense; More info: Comparison of world's expenditure on military, health and education 2008 Level of military equipment N/A N/A CSIS Comparison of Iran's military hardware with that of the world; More info: Equipment of the Iranian Army& List of current ships of the Iranian Navy & List of aircraft of the Iranian Air Force & Military Equipments of Iran & Assessment of Iranian military by CSIS & List of military equipment manufactured in Iran 2010 List of states with nuclear weapons N/A N/A United Nations Iran as member of NPT currently does not possess any confirmed atomic weapons; Iran is not under any Nuclear umbrella or in a Nuclear-weapon-free zone; More info: Countries with stockpiles of enriched weapons grade uranium & Nuclear warfare 2010 Fire Power Rankings of Countries 18 World Global Fire Power Ranking based on conventional military fire power 2009 Total number of troops 7 World CSIS Total troops numbering 2,833,000; More info: Rank insignia of the Iranian military 2009 Male manpower fit for military service 15 234 CIA World Factbook 17.67 million males fit for military service 2009 Male manpower reaching military service age annually 15 234 CIA World Factbook 700,213 males reach military service age annually 2009 List of countries by size of police forces 30 60 CSIS Police force size of 40,000 personnel 2006 Private gun & firearms ownership 79 178 Small Arms Survey 7.3 guns owned privately per 100 civilian residents; There were 3.5 million small arms owned by Iranian residents 2007 Arms exports/Year 37 40 SIPRI Iran's arms exports in 2005: US $1 million; Iran is prohibited from exporting its locally manufactured military equipment by United Nations Security Council; Iran is currently facing the longest sanction in modern history121122; More info: Sanctions against Iran & Iran and Libya Sanctions Act & CASMII; Iran's weapons exports were US $2 million in 2008123 2005 Arms imports/Year 17 169 World Bank Iran's arms imports in 2005: US $403 million; More info: Iran's weapons's imports in 2008 were US $91 million123, Iran is banned from importing weapons by United Nations Security Council sanctions of 2010124; Iranian arms imports comparison by CSIS 2005 Arms imports per capita/Year 60 169 World Bank Approximately 6 dollars per Person per Year 2005 Most afflicted countries by WMD 2 World Weapon of mass destruction Iran is the second most afflicted country by weapons of mass destruction only after Japan due to WMDs used by Saddam Hussein against Iranian civilian & military population; Iran did not retaliate even though it was capable of doing so; There have been friendly meetings between Japanese and Iranian victims of WMD; Saddam used over 101,000 chemical munitions against Iranians during the war125126127128129130131 More info; Iranian victims of WMD 2010 Most afflicted countries by Chemical and Biological warfare 1 World Iraq and weapons of mass destruction Iran is the most afflicted country in history of mankind by Chemical and Biological weapons; Iranian civilian population is also the first victim of Chemical weapons in history; Estimated 100,000 Iranian civilians and military personnel were killed and another 100,000 were injured during Iran-Iraq war by biochemical weapons; Today Iran is at the forefront of treatment sciences for chemical injuries132133134135136137138139140 More info: Halabja poison gas attack & Al-Anfal Campaign 2010 Deadliest wars and armed conflicts 18 World List of wars and disasters by death toll The defensive war which Iran fought when Iraq tried to invade Iran is the 18th most bloody war in history of mankind; Iran has not been engaged in an offensive war since the Battle of Karnal in 1739. 2010 List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers 107 World United Nations Iran had two military personnel working as UN peacekeepers at conflict zones around the world 2010 Politics See also: Politics of Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Global Peace Index 104 149 Economist Intelligence Unit The survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation; More info: GPI map for 2010 2010 Political orientation as % of far left proponents in population 9 61 World Values Survey 7.3% of population hold far left political views; More info: Map of Iran's political blogosphere 2005 Political orientation as % of far right proponents in population 40 61 World Values Survey 3.9% of population hold far right political views 2005 Worldwide Governance Indicators N/A N/A World Bank/Complete report for Iran Performance measurement of Voice & Accountability, Political Stability and Lack of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law and Control of Corruption 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index 146 178 Transparency International Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2010 Worldwide press freedom index 166 169 Reporters Without Borders Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation; More info: Countries ranked by journalists killed 2007 Democracy Index 145 167 Economist Intelligence Unit Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation; More info: List of countries by system of government 2008 % Female ministers as of total ministers 23 125 Inter-Parliamentary Union Females: 27.1% of government at ministerial level 2000 List of countries by Failed States Index 38 177 Fund For Peace Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation; More info: Foreign relations of Iran 2009 Presidential election voting age population 10 91 Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 32,585,700 eligible voters for presidential elections; More info: Politics of Iran 2003 Freedom of the Press (report) 184 196 Freedom House Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations; More info: Media of Iran 2009 Religion See also: Religion in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Muslim population 7 67 Demographics of Islam 7th largest Muslim population in the world; More info: List of countries by Muslim population 2005 Muslims as % of population 6 168 International Religious Freedom Report 98% of population is Muslim; More info: Religions by country 2004 Shia's as % of total Muslim population 1 67 Demographics of Islam 89% of Muslim population of the country is Shia 2005 Number of Shia Muslims by Country 1 67 Demographics of Islam 61,924,500 Shia Muslims; Second is India with an estimated population of 40 to 55 million as per 2001 Census followed by Pakistan with an estimated Shia population of 30 to 45 million. 2005 Sunni's as % of total Muslim population 67 67 Demographics of Islam 9% of Muslim population of the country is Sunni 2005 Bahá'í population by country 2 247 Bahá'í Faith by country Population of 150,000-500,000 2004 Protestants population 98 167 Protestantism by country Population of 204,054 2004 Population of Roman Catholics 149 170 Roman Catholicism by country Population of 13,603 2004 Zoroastrian population by country 2 World Zoroastrianism Population of 24,000-30,000 2005 Jewish population of countries 24 89 World Jewish Congress ~25,000-40,000 Jews live in Iran according to various estimates141142143 1998 World's largest mosques 2 World List of large mosques Goharshad Mosque near Imam Reza shrine is the world's second largest mosque after Masjid al-Haram 2010 Science and technology See also: Science and technology in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Global Innovation Index BCG & NAM Iran not yet ranked; More info: Innovation & Ingenuity & Creativity & Innovation framework map Science & Technology Growth Rate 1 World Science-Metrix Report / Science-Metrix country graph comparison / Government of United Kingdom Highest science & technology growth rate in the world, 1000% increase in 9 years (1995–2004); Iran has increased its academic publishing output from 0.0003% of world's total output in 1970 to 0.29% by 2004 (That is ~100000% growth in 33 years)144, by 2008 Iran's share had reached 1.02% of the world's total output (~340000% growth in 37 years)145; Iran's 2009 growth rate in science & technology was highest globally being 11 times faster than the world's average rate; Iran has been doubling its scientific output every 3 years146; Ranked at 45th by total scientific output; Ranked 12th in mathematics output, 13th in computer sciences output, 17th in medicine output, 18th in chemistry output & 15th in nanotechnology output147148 More info: Science in newly industrialized countries; Iranian scientific publications online digital archive 2010 Total Research & Development spending in PPP US dollars 27 World United Nations Iran spends 6.2 billion US dollars in PPP terms equaling to ~0.7% of its GDP (PPP), Iran has 500 scientists & tech personnels working in R&D sector for every one million of population149; More info: Science of science policy & Science policy & Technology Life Cycle 2010 Research and development spending 43 69 World Bank About 0.5% of GDP was spent on research and development in year 2000; Iran's spending on R&D is to reach 3% of GDP by 2015150; Government funds 75% of all Research in Iran151 2000 Research and development spending per capita 58 69 World Bank 0.007351% of national GDP per 1 million people; More info: Emerging technologies 2000 Technology Achievement Index 45 68 United Nations Technology Achievement Index measures creation of technology, diffusion of recent innovations, diffusion of old innovations & human skills; Iran's score: 0.26 out of 1; More info: Human capital 2001 Patents granted per capita 56 60 World Intellectual Property Organization 0.014702 Patents per one million people; More info: Intellectual property in Iran & Technological determinism 1998 Highest budget national space agencies 9 World List of space agencies ISA with $500 million/Year has the 9th highest budget of a national space organization in the world 2010 First orbital launches by country 9 World Timeline of first orbital launches by country Iran is the 9th country to reach space; More info: Outer Space Treaty 2010 Biological space launch capability 6 World Animals in space Iran is the sixth country to have launched animals into space & recover them alive 2010 National Spacefaring Capability World List of human spaceflight programs Iran currently does not have the capability to launch humans into space; Iran plans to send humans to space by the start of 2019152153154 2010 Total human spaceflight time by country 21 World List of spaceflight records Iran stands 21st in terms of total time spent by its nationals in space; Only one Iranian (Anousheh Ansari) has spent ~11 person-days in space as a space tourist; More info: Timeline of space travel by nationality 2007 World's Top 500 Supercomputers World University of Mannheim & University of Tennessee & LBNL & NERSC Ultra Fast Microprocessors Research Center in Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology successfully built a supercomputer in 2011 with maximum processing capacity of 34,000 billion operations per second and graphic power (GPU) of 22000 billion operations per second.155 The supercomputer is expected to be among the 500 ones of the world.156 Iran’s first supercomputer launched in 2001 was also fabricated by Amirkabir University of Technology. In 2009, a SUSE Linux-based HPC system made by the Aerospace Research Institute of Iran (ARI) was launched with 32 cores later upgraded to 96 cores. Its performance was pegged at 192 GFLOPS. The Routerlab team at the University of Tehran successfully designed and implemented an access-router (RAHYAB-300) and a 40Gbps high capacity switch fabric (UTS).157Complete list of Top 500 Supercomputers 2010 Society See also: Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Quality-of-life index 150 194 Economist Intelligence Unit Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index 92 110 Legatum Institute Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimations 2010 Satisfaction with Life Index 96 178 Measure of subjective life satisfaction Measurement of wealth, health and access to basic education; Score of Iran=200; More info: Sociocultural evolution & Happiness economics 2006 Nonlinear quality of life index 67 171 Gapminder Measures overall quality of life in a non-linear method 2005 Incarceration Rate 57 217 International Centre for Prison Studies 222 Prisoners per 100,000 People 2009 % female prisoners as of total prison population 81 134 International Centre for Prison Studies Females comprise 3.5% of prison population 2003 % pre-trial detainees as of total prison population 89 143 International Centre for Prison Studies Pre-trial detainees comprise 24.8% of total prison population 2003 Privacy Index Privacy International Iran not yet ranked Homicide Rate 66 144 United Nations Homicide rate of 2.93 intentional murders per 100,000 people 2009 Global Gender Gap Report 123 134 World Economic Forum Survey was done indirectly &/or by estimation 2010 Mother's Index Rank 49 158 Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of mothers; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 2009 Women's Index Rank 45 158 Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of women; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 2009 Children's Index Rank 45 158 Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2009 The index is a calculated composite measure of indicators for health, education, equality, economic freedom, nutrition & political status related to the well being of children; Ranking is among 43 developed & 115 developing countries, totaling 158 2009 Child Development Index 68 143 Save the Children: Child Development Index 2008 Index measures education, health & nutrition of children 2000–2006 Sen Social Welfare Function 49 World List of countries by Sen social welfare function Iran is 49th in the world in terms of best social welfare function 2009 Gender-related Development Index 76 155 United Nations / Complete Report Index shows the inequalities between men and women in these areas: long and healthy life, knowledge & a decent standard of living 2009 Gender Empowerment Measure 103 109 United Nations / Complete Report Index measures inequalities between men's and women's opportunities in a country 2009 Brain drain by country 1 World Iran's brain drain Iran has the highest rate of brain drain in the world 2002 Transport See also: Transport in Iran Rankings Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year Merchant marine capacity 31 148 CIA World Factbook Iran owns a total of 188 ships of which 73 are Iranian flagged ships & 115 ships sail with foreign flags plus one additional foreign (UAE) owned ship sailing with Iranian flag; More info: Iran Shipping Lines; Iran also has a fleet of 46 marine tankers consisting of 28 VLCC, 9 Suezmax, 5 Aframax, 3 chemical vessels and a single LPG tanker; The total number of tankers is to be increased to 74 by 2013 and to more than 80 by 2015.158; National Iranian Tanker Company was the world's fifth largest tanker operator with 43 ships in 2010 & is expected to become the world's third largest tanker company with 74 ships in 2013159 2008 Rail transport network size 24 151 International Union of Railways Total rail network length of 8,160 km; More info: Iran railways 2008 Road network size 29 191 CIA World Factbook Total road network length of 172,927 km 2006 Total length of pipelines 8 120 CIA World Factbook Total pipeline length of 36,509 km; condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 397 km; gas 19,161 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,438 km; refined products 7,936 km; Iran ranks 2nd worldwide by natural gas pipeline length160 Iran plans to have 70,000 km of natural gas pipelines by 2025161 2007 Length of Liquid Petroleum Gas Pipelines 6 17 CIA World Factbook 570 km of LPG pipelines 2006 Length of Oil Pipelines 6 97 CIA World Factbook 8,256 km of oil pipelines 2006 Length of Refined Products Pipelines 2 53 CIA World Factbook 7,808 km of pipelines for refined products 2006 Rapid transit systems 20 53 Total rapid transit systems statistics by country 120.1 km of rapid transit network length with 64 stations 2002 Vehicles per capita 69 143 List of countries by vehicles per capita 133 vehicles per 1000 people; More info: List of international vehicle registration codes 2007 Waterways length 70 109 CIA World Factbook 850 km of waterways 2008 Air transport, freight 59 176 World Bank 98.22 million tonnes-km/Year airlifted 2005 Air transport, passengers carried 26 177 World Bank 12,708,350 Air passengers/Year 2005 Number of airports 26 251 CIA World Factbook 331 Operational airports 2007 Number of heliports 14 World CIA World Factbook 19 Operational heliports 2010 Rail usage by Annual Passenger-Km Per Capita 26 32 International Union of Railways Ranked among countries with more than 5 billion passenger-km/year; Iran: 180 passenger-km Per Capita/Year 2006 Rail usage by annual Billion Tonne-Kilometers/Year 20 32 International Union of Railways Ranked among countries with more than 10 billion tonne-kilometers; Iran: 20.5 billion tonne-kilometers 2006 Metro systems by annual passenger rides 18 145 Tehran Metro 622.2 million passenger rides in 2010162; Tehran Metro is the largest and busiest metro system in South Asia and the second largest and busiest in middle east 2010 Total number of Airports with paved runways 20 227 CIA World Factbook 129 Operational airports with paved runways 2007 Number of airports with paved runways, length: 2438-3047 meters 15 161 CIA World Factbook 28 Airport runways with length of 2438 m to 3047 m 2007 Number of airports with paved runways, length: over 3047 meters 4 161 CIA World Factbook 40 Airport runways with length of over 3047 m 2007 Gasoline (Petrol) consumption by transport sector 10 194 United Nations Annual gasoline (petrol) consumption of 17,854,000 tonnes by vehicles 2005 Jet fuel bunker capacity 21 158 United Nations National jet fuel bunker capacity of 850,000 tonnes 2005 Traffic related deaths per capita 11 World List of countries by traffic-related death rate / Smeed's law / Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions / Traffic injuries in Iran 35.8 people per 100,000 of population die in traffic accidents yearly; Total annual deaths of 22,918 and 685,000 injured according to WHO report 2009163164; Leading cause of premature death & disability in Iran; 1.3 million potential life-years lost annually; Male to female death ratio of 5 to 1; Most common causes: not wearing seat belt, taligating, over-speeding, wrong overtakes, not wearing helmets, rapid changing of lanes, not signalling; Property damages worth more than $18 billion per year due to vehicle collisions165166167; More info: Graph comparisons of Iran & Rapid motorization & traffic injuries in Iran & Statistical comparison of travel safety 2000 Number of Natural Gas Vehicles by Country 3 World Worldwide NGV Statistics Iran in 2009 stood 3rd worldwide in terms of fleet of vehicles running on CNG ; Figure for the end of 2009 is 1.67 million NGVs and 1,021 fueling stations; Iran is also the world's fastest growing NGV market168169170 By the end of 2010, Iran ranked 2nd worldwide with 2 million NGV's (1.3 million factory built NGV's & 0.7 million converted NGV's) as well as 1,546 operational fueling stations with a cumulative CNG production capacity of 1.5 million cubic meters/hour of CNG; Number of fueling stations is to be increased to 2,500171 and the number of NGV's is expected to reach 3 million by 2012172 2009 Notes §.^ The surveys producing these world rankings have been done in different times and might not be current. Please refer to the specific articles or sources for updated information, where available. Furthermore in most surveys only the important countries in the respective fields have been surveyed, thus the ranks might not be out of the whole world and all the countries. It should also be noted that the rankings are based on surveys by numerous entities with different benchmarks and standards, thus caution is needed in their interpretation of final results specially in the case of subjective field matters, as some of these rankings maybe based on speculative, biased, subjective or politicized evaluations. Finally, it is always important to consider trend when making comparisons, since single point data may be exceptional in nature (e.g. Iran's 2008 drought and wheat production). See also Iran portal List of statistically superlative countries List of statistically superlative objects by country Lists by country Lists of countries and territories External links NationMaster.com - International rankings of Iran (including time series) References ^ "Permanent crops (per capita) (most recent) by country". Nationmaster.com. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_per_cro_percap-agriculture-permanent-crops-per-capita. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Arable Land hectares (most recent) by country". Nationmaster.com. 2010-02-13. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_ara_lan_hec-agriculture-arable-land-hectares. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "UNESCO Presentation". Google.com.pk. http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=30&ved=0CBsQFjAJOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.science-arts.org%2Fsrc%2Fstory%2Fpresentations%2Fmarch02.ppt&rct=j&q=iran+ranks&ei=zXa2S5eII86-rAe1wJS3DQ&usg=AFQjCNGbRWkiazKicDwiiSHcCDe22YJuXQ. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "شبکه خبر :: 65 درصد جمعیت ایران تحت پوشش تلویزیون دیجیتالی". Irinn.ir. http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabId=15&nid=195678. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran ranks 32nd in world in terms of number of websites". Payvand.com. 2006-11-22. http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1252.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.who.int/whosis/mort/profiles/mort_emro_irn_iran.pdf ^ http://www.sid.ir/en/VEWSSID/J_pdf/88120090308.pdf ^ http://www.ijph.ir/pdfs/6-%20Dr%20Holakoei.pdf ^ "Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines". MehrNews.com. http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1179586. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.iranembassy.org.nz/Iran_at_a_glance.pdf ^ Rogers, Simon (2010-04-12). "Maternal mortality: how many women die in childbirth in your country? | News | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/apr/12/maternal-mortality-rates-millennium-development-goals. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b http://web.unfpa.org/countryfocus/iran/family.htm ^ http://web.unfpa.org/countryfocus/iran/demographic.htm ^ "Iran's Model Fertility Program". Mnforsustain.org. http://www.mnforsustain.org/iran_model_of_reducing_fertility.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran, Islamic Republic of - Statistics". UNICEF. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iran_statistics.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_2025/2025_Global_Trends_Final_Report.pdf ^ http://iraneconomy.csames.illinois.edu/full%20papers/Hashemi%20-%20Fertility%20decline%20and%20health%20house%20construction%20in%20rural%20Iran.pdf ^ http://iraneconomy.csames.illinois.edu/full%20papers/Farrokhi%20-%20How%20Subsidies%20Have%20Shaped%20Evolution%20of%20Fertility%20and%20Human%20Capital%20in%20the%20Iranian%20Economy.pdf ^ "Iran - Location and size, Population, Infrastructure, power, and communications, Transportation". Nationsencyclopedia.com. 2010-01-06. http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Asia-and-the-Pacific/Iran.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Islamic Republic of Iran and the Issue of Refugees". Iran Review. 2010-08-19. http://www.iranreview.org/content/view/5985/37/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "IRAN: Iraqi refugees use new border crossing". Payvand.com. 2004-07-05. http://payvand.com/news/04/jul/1018.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Refugees in Iran and International Security". Allacademic.com. http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/4/2/p98424_index.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Atousa Bahmani. "International Consortium for Refugees in Iran". Icri-ir.com. http://www.icri-ir.com/factsheet.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "آماری از تعداد پناهندگان افغانی در ایران". Tabnak.ir. http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/133751/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf ^ "No Operation". Presstv.com. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=123686&sectionid=351020102. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/pop_cou_364.pdf ^ a b c http://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/clubs/pakistan/docs/next11dream-march%20'07-goldmansachs.pdf ^ "Iran's GDP at $411B; up $44B: Economist". Payvand.com. 2006-11-22. http://www.payvand.com/news/10/nov/1273.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "EIU: Iran's GDP to increase by $44 bln in 2010 | Economy & Business news |". En.trend.az. 2010-11-27. http://en.trend.az/capital/business/1788619.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran’s GDP up $44b: Economist". tehran times. 2010-11-28. http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=231013. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ [1]dead link ^ "IMF Regional Report 2010" (PDF). http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/reo/2010/mcd/eng/10/mreo1024.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Akbar, Ali (2010-03-10). "Fighting intensifies in Iran over subsidy cuts". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EBMT480.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=233417 ^ "UNDP Iran and the MDGs". Undp.org.ir. 2010-09-22. http://www.undp.org.ir/index.php/millennium-development-goals/the-mdgs-in-iran. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ August 05, 2008 — (2008-08-05). "Has Poverty Increased in Iran Under Ahmadinejad? - Brookings Institution". Brookings.edu. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0805_iran_salehi_isfahani.aspx#_ftn5. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Myths about Iran’s economy « Tyranny of numbers". Djavad.wordpress.com. 2009-03-26. http://djavad.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/myths-about-irans-economy/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Post a Job (2010-07-26). "Tehran Exchange Trades Futures to Attract Investors". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-26/tehran-exchange-trades-futures-to-attract-investors.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/10/dec/1257.html ^ http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/reo/2010/mcd/eng/10/mreo1024.pdf ^ "حداقل دستمزد سال 1389". Hesabdary.com. http://www.hesabdary.com/news/detail.asp?id=1402. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Fars News Agency : حداقل دستمزد كارگران 303 هزار و 48 تومان تعيين شد". Farsnews.com. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8812221177. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for January 2010". Imf.org. 2010-01-31. http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/rms_mth.aspx?SelectDate=2010-01-31&reportType=REP. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions". Radical Middle Way. 2010-01-26. http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/topics/finance/top-500-islamic-financial-institutions. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Available to Registered and Subscribed users only". The Banker. http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/6129/Iran_dominates_sharia_ranking_as_newcomers_make_their_mark.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran : Havocscope Black Market". Havocscope.com. http://www.havocscope.com/regions-main/middle-east/iran/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Havocscope Black Market Products Ranking : Havocscope Black Market". Havocscope.com. http://www.havocscope.com/ranking/products/alphabetical/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://web.unfpa.org/countryfocus/iran/women.htm ^ "انتشار 65 هزار عنوان کتاب تا پایان سال". Rajanews.com. http://rajanews.com/Detail.asp?id=68753. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "شبکه خبر :: انتشار 65 هزار عنوان کتاب تا پایان سال". Irinn.ir. http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabId=15&nid=197020. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment statistics - countries compared". NationMaster. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/dem_gen_par_ind_in_pri_lev_enr-parity-index-primary-level-enrolment. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b "Sanctions And Iran's Achilles Heel". Payvand.com. 2006-11-22. http://www.payvand.com/news/10/jun/1083.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b c "EIA - International Energy Data and Analysis for Iran". Tonto.eia.doe.gov. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/country/country_energy_data.cfm?fips=IR. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b c d "BP Statistical Review of World Energy" (PDF). http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2008/STAGING/local_assets/2010_downloads/statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b "IMF Survey: Iran to Cut Oil Subsidies in Energy Reform". Imf.org. 2010-09-28. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/INT092810A.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "PressTV - Iran daily gas production hits 600mcm". Presstv.ir. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/154919.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabId=15&nid=203213 ^ "Government of Iran Report". Google.com.pk. http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CAkQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unescap.org%2FESD%2Fenergy%2Ftrade_and_cooperation%2Ftransasian%2Fegm%2F2009%2Fsubregional%2520perspectives%2Fdocuments%2FIran.doc&rct=j&q=total+hydrocarbon+resources+of+iran+rank&ei=xxXFS73_MMKKOKOHvJkP&usg=AFQjCNEMb1RVZUadnM3t-CszCI8jC8a9SA. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.newamerica.net/files/070110leverett_testimony.pdf ^ "Iran's Islamic Revolution and Its Future - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". Belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/18954/irans_islamic_revolution_and_its_future.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran and Nuclear Energy". Irvl.net. http://www.irvl.net/iran-and-nuclear-energy/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran Plans 19 Nuclear Power Plants - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News". FOXNews.com. 2007-12-24. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318198,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "No Operation". Presstv.com. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=120666&sectionid=351020103. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "PressTV - Iran exports 5.5 bn kWh of electricity". Presstv.ir. 2010-09-06. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/141402.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b "International Fuel PRICES 2005 ­ 4th Edition, Author Version, 06 Sept. 2005" (PDF). http://www.international-fuel-prices.com/downloads/FuelPrices2005.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Environmental Performance Index 2010: Country scores". Epi.yale.edu. http://epi.yale.edu/Countries. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Satellites seek global hot spots / The Christian Science Monitor". CSMonitor.com. 2006-11-02. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1102/p16s01-sten.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran Climate, Temperature, Average Weather History, Rainfall/ Precipitation, Sunshine". Climatetemp.info. http://www.climatetemp.info/iran/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "No Operation". Presstv.ir. http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=58252&sectionid=351020108. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer (2007-03-06). "World's most expensive cities - Mar. 5, 2007". Money.cnn.com. http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/05/real_estate/expensive_world_cities/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Survey: Eight of ten most expensive cities are in Europe". World Economies. 2007-03-06. http://www.worldeconomies.co.uk/06032007-133.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "WHO Statistics". Apps.who.int. http://apps.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select_process.cfm?countries=irn&indicators=AlcoholConsumption&indicators=TobaccoUseAdultMale&indicators=TobaccoUseAdultFemale. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AgogXXPMARyldGJqTDRfNHBWODJMRWlZaVhNclhNZXc&gid=0 ^ http://www.gapminder.org/data/ ^ http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/TB/PDF_Files/irn.pdf ^ "WHO Statistics". Apps.who.int. http://apps.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select_process.cfm?country=irn&indicators=healthpersonnel. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Current substance use in patients with gastric cancer in Southern Iran Tabei SZ, Heydari ST, Mehrabani D, Shamsina SJ, Ahmadi J, Firouzi SM - J Can Res Ther". Cancerjournal.net. doi:10.4103/0973-1482.29828. http://www.cancerjournal.net/article.asp?issn=0973-1482;year=2006;volume=2;issue=4;spage=182;epage=185;aulast=Tabei. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b c d http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/short/EFSCountryProfiles2008_IR.pdf ^ http://data.unaids.org/Publications/Fact-Sheets01/Iran_en.pdf ^ "News". AlertNet. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DAH539809.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.unfpa.org/cp/irn/irn0509.pdf ^ "Contraception by country. Definition, graph and map". Nationmaster.com. 2009-11-11. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_con-health-contraception. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran: facts and figures". BBC News. 2009-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8060167.stm.  ^ "No Operation". Presstv.ir. http://www.presstv.ir/textonly/detail.aspx?id=31609. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Scientific Advances of Iranians". Iran Review. 2008-02-05. http://www.iranreview.org/content/view/663/37/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Science Direct ^ "07--SHORT--Brown--203-209" (PDF). http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v24n3/a07v24n3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Travel To Iran - LA Times Article on Tourism in Iran, June 28, 1998". Farsinet.com. 1998-06-28. http://www.farsinet.com/travel2iran/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Microsoft Word - UNWTO_Barom08_2_en.doc" (PDF). http://www.tourismroi.com/Content_Attachments/27670/File_633513750035785076.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.ghalibaf.ir/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hi5HeWCUU0k%3D&tabid=79&language=fa-IR ^ "Kohan Textile Journal - Asian Carpet Analysis". Kohanjournal.com. 2008-05-10. http://www.kohanjournal.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=229&Itemid=54. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Serapi rugs online". Persian-n-oriental-rugs.com. http://www.persian-n-oriental-rugs.com/serapi-rugs.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "/ Retail & Consumer - Iran’s oldest craft left behind". Ft.com. 2010-02-10. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a5c0444-1669-11df-bf44-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Learn About Rugs - Attributes - Make - Iran | e Rug.com Handmade Carpets & Area Rugs". Erug.com. 2005-01-19. http://www.erug.com/learnrugs/learn_detail/make/lrn_make_iran.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Photo in the News: World's Largest Carpet Woven for Worshippers". News.nationalgeographic.com. 2010-10-28. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070801-iran-picture.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "World's largest carpet unveiled in Iran". Payvand.com. 2006-11-22. http://www.payvand.com/news/07/aug/1001.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Middle East | Iran unveils vast handmade carpet". BBC News. 2007-07-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6924647.stm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Global Top 50 | Cover Story | Chemical & Engineering News". Pubs.acs.org. 2009-08-03. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8731cover.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Top 40 Power Players in the Chemical Industry Named". Azom.com. 2007-12-03. http://www.azom.com/News.asp?NewsID=10669. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Sunil Nair. "Iran Petrochemicals Report - Business Market Reports". Bharatbook.com. http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=19026&rt=Petrochemicals-Report-Iran.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Petrochemicals Industry Insight Report - Middle East". Zawya.com. http://www.zawya.com/industryinsight/petrochemicals.cfm?cc. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran International Magazine". Iran International Magazine. http://www.iraninternationalmagazine.com/text/iran%27s%20petrochemical%20industry.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ [2]dead link ^ "NPC Iran will be second largest commodity chemical producer in the world by 2015. | Middle East > Gulf States from". AllBusiness.com. 2006-06-01. http://www.allbusiness.com/finance-insurance/credit-intermediation-related-activities/4022282-1.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "On Agenda". Iran International Magazine. http://www.iraninternationalmagazine.com/issue_27/text/44%25%20boost.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Steel Production Capacity At 20m Tons". Zawya.com. 2010-09-23. http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100923045258/Iran's%20Steel%20Production%20Capacity%20At%2020m%20Tons%20. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Steel Production Capacity at 20 Mt". Refractories-worldforum.com. http://www.refractories-worldforum.com/global-news/130-steel-production-capacity-at-20-mt.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Mining & Development Information & News Center | Issue No. 30 | News : Page 2 | Iran’s Steel Production Capacity to Hit 35 mt in 5 Years". News.imidro.org. 2010-02-01. http://news.imidro.org/en/magazines=no.30/categories=2/news=578/show.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran:Steel production capacity to cross 35 mln tons in next 5 years | MINING.com News". News.mining.com. 2010-02-15. http://news.mining.com/2010/02/15/iransteel-production-capacity-to-cross-35-mln-tons-in-next-5-years/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "No Operation". Presstv.com. http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=133493&sectionid=351020102. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran ranks as 9th largest cement producer in 2009 - 138092 - 2010-03-24". Steel Guru. 2010-03-24. http://steelguru.com/news/index/2010/03/24/MTM4MDky/Iran_ranks_as_9th_largest_cement_producer_in_2009.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "No. 3642 | Domestic Economy | Page 4". Irandaily. http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/12/26/MainPaper/3642/Page/4/Index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran world’s 8th iron ore producer: report". tehran times. 2010-02-28. http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=215090. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Kein Folientitel" (PDF). http://austriantrade.org/ae/events/Iran.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.irtp.com/howto/partner/partner/chap2/chap2iii.htm ^ http://www.etdb.org/StrategiesAndResearch/Countries/CSPReports/ReportsLibrary/IRAN.pdf ^ "Military Defense Spending and Budgets by Country". Globalfirepower.com. http://www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spending-budget.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.iranianuk.com/article.php?id=46184 ^ http://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/data/rms_mth.aspx?SelectDate=2010-10-31&reportType=REP ^ "UN Sanctions Against Iran". Globalpolicy.org. http://www.globalpolicy.org/security-council/index-of-countries-on-the-security-council-agenda/iran.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Post a Job (2010-03-03). "Iran Arms Cargo May Snare Companies in UN Sanctions, Envoy Says". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-03/iran-arms-cargo-may-snare-companies-in-un-sanctions-envoy-says.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ a b http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Complete.pdf ^ "The UN Sanctions' Impact on Iran's Military | Arms Control Association". Armscontrol.org. http://www.armscontrol.org/issuebriefs/iransanctionseffectonmilitary. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.charlesduelfer.com/Javascript/US_News_and_World_Report_Volume1_Number4.pdf ^ "Iranian Chemical Attacks Victims". Payvand.com. http://payvand.com/news/06/dec/1239.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Odeh, Rifat. "Joint Advocacy Initiative: Democracy! Manufactured by Coca-Cola - Atlanta-USA". Jai-pal.org. http://www.jai-pal.org/content.php?page=268. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "0521836719pre.tex" (PDF). http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/36715/sample/9780521836715ws.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "History of Iran : Traditional Dolls : Collectible Vinyl Dolls". YolisDolls.com. http://www.yolisdolls.com/iran/iranian_history.php. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Envoy: Iran, Japan are victims of chemical and atomic bombs | Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran". Campaigniran.org. 2008-06-29. http://www.campaigniran.org/CASMII/index.php?q=node/5448. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iranian Chemical Victims Remain Forgotten « niacINsight". Niacblog.wordpress.com. 2008-03-12. http://niacblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/iranian-chemical-victims-remain-forgotten/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Esfandiari, Golnaz (2006-12-01). "Iran: 'Forgotten Victims' Of Saddam Hussein Era Await Justice - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010". Rferl.org. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1073150.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "قربانیان سلاح های شیمیایی". Chemical-victims.com. 2010-12-18. http://www.chemical-victims.com/HomePage.aspx?TabID=0&Site=chemical&Lang=en-US. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "No Operation". Presstv.ir. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=18328&sectionid=351020101. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Chemical weapons in history". Whyfiles.org. http://whyfiles.org/025chem_weap/3.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Atkinson, Rick (1991-01-15). "The Washington Post: Prelude to Kuwait". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72057707.html?dids=72057707:72057707&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+15%2C+1991&author=Rick+Atkinson&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Prelude+to+Kuwait%3B+An+Account+of+the+Bloody+Iran-Iraq+Conflict&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Saddam Hussein killer file". Moreorless.au.com. http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/hussein.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iraq Report: March 14, 2008 - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010". Rferl.org. 2008-03-14. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1347761.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ [3]dead link ^ "Genesis and Historical Development". Opcw.org. http://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/about-the-convention/genesis-and-historical-development/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ [4]dead link ^ Harrison, Frances (2006-09-22). "Middle East | Iran's proud but discreet Jews". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5367892.stm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Cohen, Roger (2009-12-30). "Iran's Image". BiBiJon. http://www.bibijon.org/iranimage/#Wall. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/j3w865q255vgr260/fulltext.pdf?page=1 ^ "Field rankings for Iran". Times Higher Education. 2010-03-04. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=410623&sectioncode=26. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.science-metrix.com/pdf/SM_2005_002_CNS_Collaboration_Canada-Developing_Countries.pdf ^ "Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]". Brecorder.com. http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=1019611&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate=. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.nanoforum.org/dateien/temp/nanotechnology%20in%20agriculture%20and%20food.pdf?11072006040222 ^ http://www.reporter.ir/archives/89/10/006635.php ^ "سیاست‌های كلی برنامه پنجم توسعه :: ايران 1404 ::". Irane1404.com. http://www.irane1404.com/NDetail.aspx?NewsID=1509. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/asia_leaping_forward_in_science_and_technology_but_japan_feels_the_global_recession_shows_unesco_report/ ^ "BBC News - Iran aims to send man into space by 2019". Bbc.co.uk. 2010-07-23. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10747390. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran aims to send man into space in nine years". Space-travel.com. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Iran_aims_to_send_man_into_space_in_nine_years_999.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iran satellite launch delayed". News.smh.com.au. 2010-08-16. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/iran-satellite-launch-delayed-20100816-126k0.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1248.html ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1248.html ^ "Router Lab, University of Tehran - Home". Web.ut.ac.ir. http://web.ut.ac.ir/routerlab/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Forex news and analysis". Forexyard.com. http://www.forexyard.com/en/news/Irans-NITC-to-receive-new-LNG-vessels-from-2014-2010-06-01T092351Z. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-23/iran-s-nitc-plans-to-add-22-vlccs-to-tanker-fleet-by-2013.html ^ SHANA (2009-06-15). "Iran Ranks 4th in Gas Pipeline Scope". Shana.ir. http://www.shana.ir/142918-en.html. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Iran plans 40,000 km gas pipeline network by 2025". Gasandoil.com. 2009-08-20. http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnm93321.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.tehranmetro.com/News.aspx?pid=26&cid=46&iid=401 ^ http://www.photius.com/rankings/road_traffic_deaths_country_rankings_2009.html ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2011/03/110322_l44_bus_crash.shtml ^ "شبکه خبر :: خسارت سالانه 18 هزار و 500 میلیارد تومانی تصادفات جاده ای". Irinn.ir. http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabId=56&nid=199028. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Microsoft Word - 28-Dr Ardalan_Trrafic new RTL.doc" (PDF). http://www.sid.ir/en/VEWSSID/J_pdf/86320090126.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "ingentaconnect Risky Driving Behaviors in Tehran, Iran". Ingentaconnect.com. 2009-02-01. doi:10.1080/15389580802492280. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/gcpi2/2009/00000010/00000001/art00013. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ Kurczewski, Nick (2009-03-05). "Iranian Automaker Bets on Natural Gas - NYTimes.com". Wheels.blogs.nytimes.com. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/iranian-automaker-bets-on-natural-gas/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Powerful 150hp Natural Gas Sedan From Iran". Green Prophet. http://www.greenprophet.com/2009/03/08/7423/150hp-natural-gas-sedan-iran/. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ "Iranian CNG Revolution Continues – 1.5 Million NGVs and Growing". NGV Global. 2009-08-05. http://www.ngvglobal.com/iranian-cng-revolution-continues-1-5-million-ngvs-and-growing-0805. Retrieved 2010-12-22.  ^ http://www.irinn.ir/Default.aspx?TabId=15&nid=200737 ^ http://www.ngvglobal.com/irans-push-for-fuel-self-sufficiency-drives-ngv-growth-0729 v · d · e Iran topics History Pre-Islamic Prehistory  · Proto-Elamite civilization BCE 3200– BCE 2800  · Elamite dynasties BCE 2800– BCE 550  · Bactria-Margiana Complex BCE 2200– BCE 1700  · Kingdom of Mannai BCE 10th– BCE 7th cent.  · Median Empire BCE 728– BCE 550  · Achaemenid Empire BCE 550– BCE 330  · Seleucid Empire BCE 330– BCE 150  · Greco-Bactrian Kingdom BCE 250– BCE 125  · Parthian Empire BCE 248–CE 224  · Kushan Empire CE 30–CE 275  · Sassanid Empire CE 224–CE 651  · Hephthalite Empire CE 425–CE 557  · Kabul Shahi kingdom CE 565–CE 879 Islamic Patriarchal Caliphate 637–651  · Umayyad Caliphate 661–750  · Abbasid Caliphate 750–1258  · Tahirid dynasty 821–873  · Alavid dynasty 864–928  · Saffarid dynasty 861–1003  · Samanid dynasty 819–999  · Ziyarid dynasty 928–1043  · Buyid dynasty 934–1055  · Ghaznavid Empire 975–1187  · Ghori dynasty 1149–1212  · Seljuk Empire 1037–1194  · Khwarezmid dynasty 1077–1231  · Ilkhanate 1256–1335  ·  · Kartids dynasty 1231–1389  · Muzaffarid dynasty 1314–1393  · Chupanid dynasty 1337–1357  · Jalayerid dynasty 1339–1432  · Timurid Empire 1370–1506  · Qara Qoyunlu Turcomans 1407–1468  · Aq Qoyunlu Turcomans 1378–1508  · Safavid Empire 1501–1722 or 1736  · Hotaki dynasty 1722–1729  · Afsharid dynasty 1736–1750  · Zand Dynasty 1750–1794  · Durrani Empire 1794–1826  · Qajar Dynasty 1794–1925 Modern Pahlavi dynasty 1925–1979  · Interim Government of Iran 1979  · Islamic Republic of Iran 1979–present See also: Greater Iran · Indo-Iranians (languages) · Jiroft civilization · Aryans · Iranian peoples · Tajiks · Kings of Persia · Military history · Years in Iran Politics Government Intellectual movements · Women's movement · Elections · Constitution · Supreme Leader · President · Judicial system · Assembly of Experts · Parliament · Guardian Council · Expediency Discernment Council · Supreme National Security Council · City and Village Councils · Human rights (LGBT) · Officials · Provincial governors · Reformists · Principlists · United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 · Ambassadors · Foreign relations · Ministry of Intelligence · Terrorism · Military (Army · Air Force · Navy) · Censorship · Nuclear program · Allegations of state terrorism · Iranian Green Revolution Anglo-Iranian Oil Company · Operation Ajax · White Revolution · Iranian Revolution · Embassy siege · Iran-Iraq war · Iran Air Flight 655 · 1987 massacre of Iranian pilgrims · Chicago's Persian heritage crisis · History of the Islamic Republic of Iran · Iranian Presidential Election, 2009  · Economic history of Iran Persian Constitutional Revolution · Demographics Iranian citizens (abroad) · Religion · Muslims · Bahá'ís · Christians · Armenians · Jews · Ethnic minorities · Religious minorities · Zoroastrians (persecution) · Women Languages Iranian Languages · Armenian Language · Indo-Iranian languages Geography Cities (list) · Iranian Azerbaijan · Iranian Balochistan · Iranian Kurdistan · Iranian Plateau · Islands · Mountains · Provinces · Earthquakes · Wildlife Economy Agriculture · Industry · Water and sanitation · Health care · Central bank · Companies (automobile manufacturers - Banks) · Research centers · Brain drain · Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) · Military equipment · IDRO · National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) · Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) · Space · Milad Tower and complex · Military exports · Rial · Tehran Stock Exchange · Electronic banking · Intellectual property · International Oil Bourse · Bonyad · Asalouyeh industrial corridor · Kish Island Free Trade Zone · Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone · Labor and tax laws · Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) · Mining · Construction · Privatization · Foreign Direct Investment · Supreme Audit Court · Communications · Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) · Transport · Railways · Metro · Airlines · Iran Shipping Lines · Energy · Petroleum industry · Nuclear program · Tourism · Environmental issues · Economic Reform Plan · Middle East economy · List of major economic laws in Iran · Iran and WTO · Economic history of Iran Society Culture Iranian nationality · Iranology · Education (Higher · Science · Scientists and scholars · Universities) · Philosophy · List of Iranians · Literature · Media (News agencies (student) · newspapers) · Architecture (architects) · Achaemenid architecture · Art (modern/contemporary) · Persian gardens · Cinema · Cuisine · Public holidays · National symbols · Opium consumption · Music (Ey Iran · Heavy metal · Persian traditional music · Folk · Pop · Rap and hip-hop · Rock and alternative) · Blogs · Mythology · Folklore · Islam · Islamization · Scouting · Sport (Football) Other topics Calendar · Crown jewels · Anti-Iranianism · Persian names · Tehrangeles · International rankings of Iran · Sorood-e Shahanshahi Iran Portal