Names: conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Iran conventional short form: Iran local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran local short form: Iran former: Persia

Capital City: Tehran

Population: 68,688,433 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $8,900 (2006 est.)

Currency: Iranian rial (IRR)

Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

Total Area: total: 1.648 million sq km land: 1.636 million sq km water: 12,000 sq km slightly larger than Alaska

Region: Asia

Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non-ferrous metal fabrication, armaments

Agriculture: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar

Resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur

Labor Force: 24.36 million note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)
agriculture: 30% industry: 25% services: 45% (2001 est.)

Exports: $63.18 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets

Imports: $45.48 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military supplies

Overview: Iran's economy is marked by a bloated, inefficient state sector, over reliance on the oil sector, and statist policies that create major distortions throughout. Most economic activity is controlled by the state. Private sector activity is typically small-scale - workshops, farming, and services. President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD has continued to follow the market reform plans of former President RAFSANJANI, with limited progress. Relatively high oil prices in recent years have enabled Iran to amass nearly $60 billion in foreign exchange reserves, but have not eased economic hardships such as high unemployment and inflation. The proportion of the economy devoted to the development of weapons of mass destruction remains a contentious issue with leading Western nations.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $105,910 in goods to Iran. This ranks Iran 177^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Iran decreased from the previous year by $166,090 a change of -61.06%. State exports to Iran have decreased over the last 5 years by 105,910 a change of -38.94%. Missouri exports account for .00%. of all 2007 US exports to Iran.