CapitalTehran
Government typetheocratic republic
Chief of stateSupreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989)
Natural resourcespetroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Industriespetroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizer, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and non...
Export partnersChina 35%, Turkey 16%, India 8%, Pakistan 7%, Armenia 5% (2023)
Import partnersChina 34%, UAE 20%, Turkey 11%, Brazil 8%, Germany 4% (2023)
