Iran Statistics

Government-Economy

Government type: theocratic republic

National holiday: Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR). 1 IRR = 0.0001 USD – 1USD= 10. 35 IRR

GDP: $733 billion (2009 est.)

GDP – per capita (PPP): $11300 (2009)

Information for Foreign Students in Iran

Housing

Here are some addresses which may help you:

- Tehran: Hotel Khayam, Hotel Parastoo (middle class – economic class $30-40)

- Isfahan: Hotel Pol O Park ($ 30)

- Shiraz: Hotel Jam-e Jam ($ 50); Anvari Hotel ($ 20)

Transportation

Travels within Iran are not expensive. For instance, a Tehran-Mashhad return airplane ticket costs 800 000 riyals, about 50 euros. The bus is very cheap and travels throughout Iran. The train is a little more expensive but slower than the bus. There is also the "savory", public taxis between cities which are more expensive than the bus, but whose prices are quite reasonable (3 or 4 euros to go from one city to another).