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1 The Islamic Revolution promised so much but has delivered little
2 There may have been only 500 Muslim-background believers (MBBs) in 1979, but that number has multiplied in 20 years
3 For the first time in history evangelical MBBs outnumber those from the minority Christian communities
1 The Islamic revolution has lost its glitter
2 Iranians battle daily to survive in economic recession, political tyranny and, above all, the demonic system underlying it all
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Area 1,648,196 sq.km. Situated between the Caspian Sea in north and Arabian Sea/Persian Gulf in south.
Population (2000) 67,702,199 +1.67%AGR
Capital Tehran 11 mill.
Indo-Iranian 71.8%; Turkic 22%; Semitic 3%; Christian minorities 0.2%; Other 3%.
Literacy 72%. Official language Persian (Farsi; Dari and Tajik are major dialects); spoken by 83% of Iranians. All languages 69. Languages with Scriptures 3Bi 2NT 4por 12w.i.p.
Oil provided 75% of export earnings in 1995 and carpets, 11%.
HDI 0.715; 95th/174. Public debt 7.6% of GNP. Income/person $1,000 (5.6% of USA, in 1982 it was 18%).
The Shah was deposed in the Shi'ite Muslim Revolution, and a theocratic Islamic Republic declared in 1979.
Shi'a Islam is the state religion and 93% of Iranians follow this.
| Religions |
Population % |
Adherents |
Ann.Gr. |
| Muslim |
99.02 |
67,038,717 |
+1.7% |
| Baha'i |
0.52 |
352,051 |
+0.2% |
| Christian |
0.33 |
220,000 |
-0.6% |
| Other |
0.10 |
67,702 |
+1.7% |
| Jewish |
0.03 |
25,000 |
-4.0% |
| Christians |
Denom. |
Affil.% |
,000 |
Ann.Gr. |
| Protestant |
9 |
0.01 |
7 |
+3.9% |
| Independent |
1 |
0.01 |
8 |
+1.4% |
| Anglican |
1 |
0.00 |
1 |
+0.0% |
| Catholic |
1 |
0.01 |
7 |
-7.3% |
| Orthodox |
4 |
0.18 |
121 |
-4.3% |
| Marginal |
3 |
0.00 |
0 |
+5.1% |
| Unaffiliated |
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0.12 |
75 |
n.a. |
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