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IRAN

Capital
Tehran

Area
1,684,184 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles), bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to the north, Turkey and Iraq to the west and Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east. Its southern coast extends from the head of the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

Language
Persian is the official language, and Kurdish is a minority language.

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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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•  Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK

•  RFA Consultants - Teamleaders & Writers
International Rescue Committee

Related links


  • AlertNet Iran earthquake emergency page

  • BBC World Service

  • Columbia University Middle East Studies resources on Iran

  • Human Rights Watch - Iran
  • International Crisis Group

  • Iranian Red Crescent

  • The Pars Times

  • The permanent mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN

  • The presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran

  • ReliefWeb - including maps



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