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Iran:
Population- 82,800,000
Largest ethnic groups- Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Lurs
Iran is a major regional and middle power- largest reserves of fossil fuels
Political system changed after the 1979 revolution and constitution
Currency: Iranian rial
In 2006 45% of governments budget came from oil and natural gas revenues and 31% came from taxes and fees
Energy- has 2nd largest proved gas reserves in the world after Russia
Education- Adult literacy is 93% which is up from 36.5% in 1976
They have the same higher education as us- AA, BA, MA, PhD
Persian/Farsi mainly spoken, Gilaki and Mazenderani languages spoken in norther Iran
53% of the people speak Farsi according to CIA
Geology:
History of the earth
Plate tectonics, evolution history of life, past climates
Mineral and hydrocarbon, environmental problems and climate changes
Materals- mainly rocks and some unconsolidated materials
Earth structure, geologic timing
Applied geology- economic, mining and petroleum
Fields include- earth science, mining, environmental science, geography, marine geology, petrology, volcanology, mineralogy, geomythology, soil science
Natural hazards- avalanches, earthquakes, floods, landslides/debris flows, river channel migration, liquefaction, sinkholes, subsidence, tsunamis, volcanos
Mining geology- gemstones, metals and minerals: asbestos, perlite, mica, phosphates, zeolites, clay, pumice, quartz, silica and elements such as sulfer, choline and helium
Petroleum geology includes hydrocarbons, petroleum and natural gasses
Planetary geology- lunar or geology of Mars for example.
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