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INTRODUCTION TO IRAN CAPITAL MARKET. Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran. IRAN. Area: 1’648’195 Km 2 (18 th ) Population: 76’064’623 (17 th ) Official Language: Persian Government: Islamic Republic Capital: Tehran Provinces: 32
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INTRODUCTION TO IRAN CAPITAL MARKET Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran
IRAN Area: 1’648’195 Km2 (18th) Population: 76’064’623 (17th) Official Language: Persian Government: Islamic Republic Capital: Tehran Provinces: 32 Neighbors: Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, [Oman, U.A.E, Qatar, Bahrain(Persian Gulf neighbors)]
General Information • Education: • Highest ratio of female to male school enrollment, 1.22 female per male student • Science: • World's fastest growth rate in science and technology, 1000% increase of science and technology output in 9 years • Space Program, 9th country in the world capable of both producing and sending satellite to space from a domestically made launcher • Stem cell research and nanotechnologies, amongst the top 10 in the world. • Geophysics: • Most accurate calendar in use, Iranian calendar • Climate: • Among 4 countries with most diversified weather, the smallest country among them • Industry: • Largest producer of Turquoise, • Largest reserves of Zinc • World's largest producer and exporter of handmade carpets • leading manufacture industry in the Middle East, car-manufacture and transportation, construction materials, home appliances, food and agricultural goods, pharmaceuticals, information technology, power and petrochemicals • Agriculture: • Largest pistachio producer, output of 230,000 tons • Largest saffron producer, 93.7% of world's total production • Largest caviar producer • Largest producer of berries • Largest producer of stone fruits • Largest producer of Berberis • Humanitarian: • Host to the world's largest population of foreign refugees
Economy of Iran Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR) Gross Domestic Product (PPP) (18th): Total: $928.9 Billion Per Capita: $12,200 Gini Index: 44.5 (medium) HDI: 0.71 (high) Growth Rate: 2.5% Stock Markets Capitalization: $135 Billion Founding Member of UN, NAM, OIC and OPEC Iran ranks SECOND in the world in natural gas and oil reserves. It holds 10% of the world's proven oil reserves and 15% of its gas. It is OPEC’s second largest exporter and the world's fourth oil producer. Tourist attraction rank in the world: 10th
Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran April 2012