Aventures Bicyclétales ...

country overview, map and followed itinerary, the big thrill, the story with the best pictures, what I liked / didn't like, useful information.
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Country overview

• Capital city : Tehran.
• Area : ~ 1,648,000 km2 (= 2.4 x France).
• Population : 68 million inhabitants (= 1.1 x France).
• Density : 41 inhabitants / km2. 

• Language : Persian (Farsi).
• Religions : Islam at 99% (89% of Shi'ites and 11% for Sunnis).
• Human Development Index (HDI) : 0.736, the 99th country out of 177. What is HDI ?

• Government : Islamic Republic.
• Supreme leader : Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (since June 1989).
• President : Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (since June 2005).

• Growth rate in 2007 : 4.9%.
• Currency : Rial (IRR), 1 Euro = ~ 13,500 Rials.
• Main imports : machines, iron, steel, cereals, electric and electronic equipment.
• Main exports : oil, fruits, peanuts, carpets, garment and chemical products.

Country map and followed itinerary : under construction.


The big thrill : under construction (February 2009).



The story with the best pictures : under construction (February 2009).



What I liked / didn't like : under construction (February 2009).

I liked	I didn't like

Useful information : under construction (February 2009).