Country size | total: 1,648,195 sq km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Population size | 79,853,900 (July 2013 est.) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Coastline | 2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Type of government | theocratic republic | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Administrative units (level1) | 31 provinces | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Life expectancy at birth | 70.35 years | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Child mortality | 25 | Source: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
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Literacy rate (male) | 83.5% | Source: CIA World Factbook
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Literacy rate (female) | 70.4% (2002 est.) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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