IRAN
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON
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● I am from Akron, OH!
● I chose to go to The University of Akron because it has
a wonderful education program and staff – and its
close to home!
● I am currently studying Education in the Social Studies
field.
● My plan is to become a teacher and inspire others to
be the best person they can be!
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HISTORY AT A
GLANCE
IRAN
MAJOR HISTORICAL
DATES
B.C. A.D.
YEAR EVENT
7th century B.C.
559 - 486
B.C.
331-247
B.C.
247 B.C.
53 B.C.
Inhabitants of Western Iran
create many bronze artifacts
Persian Royal Road is
constructed
Iran falls under rule of Seleucus
I
Arsaces I founds Parthian
Dynasty
Romans are defeated by
Parthians in Mesopotamia
YEAR EVENT
9th century
1220
1794
1907
1995
Birth of modern Persian
language
Genghis Khan Mongol forces
overrun Persia
Mohammad Khan Qajar founds
Qajar dynasty
Introduction of Constitution
U.S. imposes oil and trade
sanctions

MAP OF THE COUNTRY
IRAN LAND SIZE:
636,371 square miles
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COMPARED TO
THE U.S.
Comparison Data:
The United States is 6x bigger
than the size of Iran
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Iran Satellite View Global view of Iran

Population: 85,888,910
National/Independence Day: April 1st, 1979
Capital City: Tehran (Population: 9,269,009)
Largest Cities v United States (By Population)
1st - Tehran – 7,153,309
New York City – 8,622,357
2nd - Mashhad – 2,307,177
Los Angeles – 4,085,014
3rd - Isfahan – 1,547,164
Chicago – 2,670,406
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GENERAL
INFORMATION

AREA:
● Highest Point – Kuh-e Damavand: 18,454 feet
● Lowest Point – Caspian Sea: -91 feet
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE (ABSOLUTE LOCATION):
● Tehran: 35° 42’ N, 51° 25’ E
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QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
FRONT & BACK OF CURRENCY
CENTRAL BANK:
MONETARY UNIT:
Bank Markazi
Rial (IRR)

GDP DATA (2017 est.):
Total: $581.252 billion
Per Capita: $12,389
Compared to per capita of:
United States:
$59,531.66
Central African Republic:
$418.41
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NATURAL RESOURCES:
Top 3: Petroleum, petrochemicals, and
food processing
MAIN EXPORTS:
MAIN IMPORTS:
AMOUNT: $101.4 billion
COUNTRIES: China, India, South Korea
AMOUNT: $76.39 billion
COUNTRIES: China, United Arab Emirates,
India

Major Languages Spoken:
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LANGUAGES &
RELIGIONS
Major Religions:
Official Language: Persian Farsi
2nd Official Language: Turkic Dialects
Other Languages: Kurdish, Luri, Arabic
Official Religion: Muslim (99.4%)
- Shia (90-95%) – Sunni (5-10%)

QUICK FACTS GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE:
CURRENT
LEADER:
VOTING
LIBERTIES:
Category Name
Republic
Type
Theocratic
Governing
Document
Constitution (Last
amended 1989)
Ayatollah Khamenei
Position
Supreme Leader
Allowed (Yes/No)
Age
Restrictions
Yes
18
No restrictions

TRADITIONAL
DRESS
MEN & WOMEN
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FOOD
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Tah-Chin
Doogh

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http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04&region=wai
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