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 |
| Structure of output (value added, % of GDP): | agriculture 19.4%, industry 26.2%, services 54.4% (2001) |
| Population: | 64.7 million (2001) |
| Urban population: | 64.7% |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years, 2000): | 69.1 |
| Population growth rate: | 1.6% (2001) |
| Principal exports: | petroleum, natural gas, carpets, nuts and fruit, iron and steel |
| Exports of goods and services: | US$18.97 billion (2000) |
| Principal imports: | machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food and live animals, basic manufactured goods |
| Imports of goods and services: | US$18.44 billion (2000) |
| GDP: | US$113.9 billion (2001) |
| Annual growth: | 4.8% (2001) |
| GDP per capita: | US$1,753 (2001) |
| Inflation (annual %): | 11.4% (2001) |
| Total external debt: | US$8.7 billion (1999) |
| Total debt service: | US$4.6 billion (1999) |
| Debt service (% of exports of goods and services, 2000): | 11.4% |
| National currency: | Iranian rial (IR) |
| Average exchange rate: | IR 1,754 = US$1 (2001) |
| OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member: | H.E. Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |
| OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: | Dr. Behrouz Alishiri, Vice Minister and President of OIETAI, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |
| OPEC Fund Governing Board Alternate: | Mr. Saman Ghasemi, Director General for Foreign Investments, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance |