OFID Member Countries
Official country name: Islamic Republic of Iran
National capital: Tehran
Location: In western Asia, bordered by Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to the north, by Turkey and Iraq to the west, by the Gulf to the south, and by Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east.
Area: 1.65 million km2
| Natural resources: | petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
| National currency: | Iranian rial |
| Principal exports: | Petroleum, natural gas, chemical and petrochemical products, nuts and fruits, carpets |
| Principal imports: | Machinery and transport equipment, chemical products, food and live animals, basic manufactures |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Population: | 71.29 million (2008) |
| Average annual population growth rate 2007-15(%): | 1.3% |
| Adult literacy rate: | 82.3% (2007) |
| Life expectancy at birth (total years, 2007): | 71.2 |
| GDP growth (annual %): | 2% (2009) |
| GDP current: | US$344.82 billion (2008) |
| GDP per capita: | US$4,837 (2008) |
| Structure of Output (in % total GDP) 2008 |
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| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP): |
10% |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP): |
44% |
| Manufacturing: | 11% |
| Services, value added (% of GDP): |
45% |
| Exports of goods & services: | US$71.08 billion (2009) |
| Imports of goods & services (annual % growth): | 59.26% (2009) |
| Current account balance (% of GDP): |
3% (2009) |
| Inflation (annual %): | 15.8% |
| Official exchange rate: Rials per US$ 2009: | 9,864.00 |
| OFID Ministerial Council Member: | HE Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |
| OFID Governing Board Representative: | HE Dr. Behrouz Alishiri, Vice Minister and President of OIETAI, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |
| OFID Governing Board Alternate: | Mr. Saman Ghasemi, Director General, Foreign Investments, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |