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Iran - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 1,648,000.00 sq km 18 Area - land 1,636,000.00 sq km 18 Area - water 12,000.00 sq km 34 Land boundaries 5,440.00 km 26 Coastline 2,440.00 km 49 Elevation extremes - highest point 5,671 m 21 Land use - arable land 9.78 % 112 Land use - permanent crops 1.29 % 102 Land use - other 88.93 % 97 People Population 65,397,521 19 Age structure: 0-14 years 23.20 % 138 Age structure: 15-64 years 71.40 % 13 Age structure: 65 years and over 5.40 % 101 Population growth rate 0.66 % 138 Birth rate 16.57 births/1,000 population 121 Death rate 5.65 deaths/1,000 population 44 Net migration rate -4.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population 20 Sex ratio - total population 1.03 male(s)/female 34 Infant mortality rate 38.12 deaths/1,000 live births 136 Life expectancy at birth - total population 70.56 years 118 Life expectancy at birth - male 69.12 years 99 Life expectancy at birth - female 72.07 years 129 Total fertility rate 1.71 children born/woman 161 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.10 % 5 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 31,000 94 HIV/AIDS - deaths 800 77 Literacy - total population 77.00 % 149 Economy GDP - real growth rate 4.30 % 120 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 8,700 $ 88 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 11.20 % 96 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 41.70 % 32 GDP - composition by sector (services) 47.10 % 145 Population below poverty line 40.00 % 91 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 15.80 % 202 Labor force 24,360,000 22 Unemployment rate 15.00 % 133 Budget - revenues 104,600,000,000 $ 26 Electricity - production 155,700,000,000 kWh 19 Electricity - consumption 145,100,000,000 kWh 19 Electricity - exports 1,837,000,000 kWh 42 Exports 63,180,000,000 $ 38 Imports 45,480,000,000 $ 43 Debt - external 14,800,000,000 $ 72 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 21,981,000 12 Telephones - mobile cellular 13,659,000 36 Internet users 18,000,000 15 Transportation Railways - total 8,367.00 km 24 Roadways - total 179,388.00 km 27 Airports with paved runways - total 129 19 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 192 24 Military Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.50 % 64