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Iran has the second largest population, after Egypt, in the Middle East and North Africa region. Larger numbers of increasingly well-educated women seek opportunities to participate at all levels of labor market and civil society, however their participation rate remains low.
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  • Population : 73 m.
  • GDP : 270.94 billion
  • Access to an improved water source: 94%
  • GDP per capita: $1054
  • Literacy Rate (% population +15) : 82%

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What's New

Nov 09, 2009Competition, not Privilege, Needed to Increase Private Investment and Job creation in MENA region (Feature Story)
Nov 09, 2009New World Bank Report Calls for a Level Playing Field for Business in the Middle East and North Africa Region (Press Release)
Nov 09, 2009Opening Remarks at the launch of MENA flagship report on private sector development (Speech)
  
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