POPULATION 77 million
AGED 15 to 30 40%
LITERACY 93% (of the adult population)
INTERNET USE 34%
LANGUAGE Persian (Farsi)
ALSO SPOKEN Arabic, Kurdish, Luri, Turkic, Baluchi
RELIGION Muslim 98% (Shiite Muslim 89% Sunni Muslim 9%). Other 2% (Christian, Jewish, Zoroastian)
POLITICS Theocratic Republic
