Iran

Yoshitomo Fujita
Ms. Rajan
Comparative Cultures 12
Language

▪ Persi (official language)

▪ Regional dialects
– Indo-European
– Altaic
– Afro-Asiatic
▪ Kurdian
▪ Armenian
Population

▪ 81,162,778 people
(World Bank 2017)

▪ Declining population
- population has been dropping
- low birth rate
- "Iranian citizens abroad“
(Iranians living abroad)
Currency

▪ Rial

▪ 1 Iranian Rial
= 0.000032 CAD
GDP + Unemployment Rate

GDP Unemployment
▪ 454.013 billion ▪ 12.52%
Major Religions

▪ Shia Muslim 92.5 %

▪ Sunni Muslim 6.8%
▪ Other 0.7%
Capital City

▪ Tehran

▪ 15 million people
in the metropolitan area
▪ Many historical collections
▪ Air pollution, earthquakes
 arduous life
Climate

▪ Long, hot, dry summer

Short, cool winter
▪ 5°C to 10°C in winter
20°C to 30°C in summer
▪ Can reach 40°C
▪ 70% of rainfall between
November and March
Food

▪ Kebab
- lamb (minced or chunks of meat)
- served with grilled tomatoes & rice
▪ Tabriz Köfte
- meatball made from minced meat
and spices
- served with fresh greens and herbs
Festivals
▪ Chaharshanbe Suri
- “Red Wednesday”
- fireworks and bonfires
- sing a song
“your red colour for me,
my yellow colour for you”
▪ Nowrooz
- Persian New Year
- holiday shopping
- purchasing a goldfish
Trades
▪ Exports
– Oil and natural gas
– Chemicals
– Fruits
▪ Imports
– Raw materials
– Foods
– Technical service
▪ U.A.E., China, Iraq, India, Afghanistan