Source:

Countryinformation [ID 8231]

[....]this study is an attempt to treat in a concise and objective manner the dominant social, political, economic, and military aspects of contemporary Iranian society.[....]

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08.2005 - Source: Freedom House

Figures & numbers ("Freedom in the World 2005") [#41317], [ID 8232]

"[...]
Population: 67,400,000
GNI/capita: $1,720
Life Expectancy: 69
Religious Groups: Shi’a Muslim (89 percent), Sunni Muslim (9 percent), other (2 percent)
Ethnic Groups: Persian (51 percent), Azeri (24 percent), Gilaki and Mazandarani (8 percent), Kurd (7 percent), Arab (3 percent), other (7 percent)
Capital: Tehran
Trend Arrow: Iran received a downward trend arrow due to the hard-line clerical establishment’s obstruction of the electoral process and increased restrictions on freedom of expression.
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 6
Status: Not Free
[...]"

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Annual Report 2005 (covering 2004) ("Annual Report 2005") [#32306], [ID 8233]

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