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IRAN
Iran (also called Persia) is a country in Western Asia. The poverty rate is around 17.80%. The literacy rate is 86%. It is extremely dangerous in Iran due to the kidnapping, arrests, and detention of U.S. citizens.
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There are around 94 people groups in Iran. Of those, 84 (89.4%) are unreached.
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The estimated population is 84,895,000 with 84,561,000 (99.6%) unreached.
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Islam is the largest religion (97.5%). There are around 1.87% Christians and about 0.52% Evangelical Christians.
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