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Iran

Nasir-Ol-Molk mosque in Shiraz, Iran.

Facts and figures

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
Population:83.27 million
Population density:50 per km2
GDP per capita:US$ 5,704*
GDP at market prices:

US$ 474, 974 million*

* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2020

OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:

Dr. Farhad Dejpasand, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance,  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance

OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: 

Dr. Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, Vice Minister and President of OIETAI, Governor of Iran, the OPEC Fund, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance

OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:

Kourosh Taherfar,   Director General, Office for Loans, International Organizations and Institutions and Alternate Governor of Iran, the OPEC Fund, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance

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