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Capital

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name: Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)

geographic coordinates: 25 42 S, 28 13 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Pretoria is named in honor of Andries PRETORIUS, the father of voortrekker (pioneer) leader Marthinus PRETORIUS; Cape Town reflects its location on the Cape of Good Hope; Bloemfontein is a combination of the Dutch words bloem (flower) and fontein (fountain) meaning "fountain of flowers"

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name: Tehran

geographic coordinates: 35 42 N, 51 25 E

time difference: UTC+3.5 (8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins fourth Wednesday in March; ends fourth Friday in September

etymology: various explanations of the city's name have been proffered, but the most plausible states that it derives from the Persian words tah meaning "end or bottom" and ran meaning "[mountain] slope" to signify "bottom of the mountain slope"; Tehran lies at the bottom slope of the Elburz Mountains

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name: Maputo

geographic coordinates: 25 57 S, 32 35 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: reputedly named after the Maputo River, which drains into Maputo Bay south of the city
Citizenship

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citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa

dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 year

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citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Iran

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

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citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Mozambique

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system

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mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law

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religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law

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mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law and customary law
Suffrage

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18 years of age; universal

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18 years of age; universal

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18 years of age; universal
Area

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total: 1,219,090 sq km

land: 1,214,470 sq km

water: 4,620 sq km

note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)

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total: 1,648,195 sq km

land: 1,531,595 sq km

water: 116,600 sq km

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total: 799,380 sq km

land: 786,380 sq km

water: 13,000 sq km
Land use

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agricultural land: 79.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 9.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 69.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 7.6% (2018 est.)

other: 13% (2018 est.)

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agricultural land: 30.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 18.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 6.8% (2018 est.)

other: 63.1% (2018 est.)

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agricultural land: 56.3% (2018 est.)

arable land: 6.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 49.6% (2018 est.)

forest: 43.7% (2018 est.)

other: 0% (2018 est.)
Location

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Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

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Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

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Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Age structure

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0-14 years: 27.29% (male 7,931,943/female 7,906,715)

15-64 years: 66.17% (male 19,158,920/female 19,253,679)

65 years and over: 6.54% (2023 est.) (male 1,596,882/female 2,200,193)

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0-14 years: 23.51% (male 10,533,573/female 10,060,225)

15-64 years: 69.82% (male 31,140,117/female 30,014,613)

65 years and over: 6.67% (2023 est.) (male 2,723,298/female 3,119,047)

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0-14 years: 45% (male 7,413,197/female 7,217,953)

15-64 years: 52.1% (male 8,153,175/female 8,787,792)

65 years and over: 2.9% (2023 est.) (male 461,904/female 479,784)
Birth rate

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18.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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14.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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36.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate

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7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages

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isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi of Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2%; note - data represent language spoken most often at home (2018 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Die Wereld Feite Boek, n’ onontbeerlike bron vir basiese informasie. (Afrikaans)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)

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Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic

major-language sample(s):
چکیده نامه جهان، منبعی ضروری برای کسب اطلاعات کلی جهان (Persian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

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Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)
Life expectancy at birth

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total population: 71 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.4 years

female: 72.6 years

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total population: 75.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.1 years

female: 76.9 years

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total population: 57.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 56.4 years

female: 59 years
Major urban areas - population

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10.316 million Johannesburg (includes Ekurhuleni), 4.890 million Cape Town (legislative capital), 3.228 million Durban, 2.818 million PRETORIA (administrative capital), 1.296 million Port Elizabeth, 934,000 West Rand (2023)

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9.500 million TEHRAN (capital), 3.368 million Mashhad, 2.258 million Esfahan, 1.721 million Shiraz, 1.661 million Tabriz, 1.594 million Karaj (2023)

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1.852 million Matola, 1.163 million MAPUTO (capital), 969,000 Nampula (2023)
Median age

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total: 30.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 29.9 years

female: 30.3 years

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total: 33.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 33.1 years

female: 33.5 years

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total: 17.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 16.6 years

female: 17.8 years

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19.2 years (2011 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Net migration rate

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-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution

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the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map

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population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density

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three large populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate

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1.08% (2023 est.)

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0.93% (2023 est.)

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2.55% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate

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2.31 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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1.92 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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4.74 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization

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urban population: 68.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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urban population: 77.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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urban population: 38.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 4.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures

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6.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

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3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

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6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2020)

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total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)

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total: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 9 years (2017)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

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-4.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

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-2.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

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-5.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate

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6.12% (2021 est.)

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3.21% (2021 est.)

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-0.42% (2019 est.)
Labor force

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22.398 million (2021 est.)

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27.682 million (2021 est.)

note: shortage of skilled labor

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14.137 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line

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55.5% (2014 est.)

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18.7% (2007 est.)

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46.1% (2014 est.)
Unemployment rate

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33.56% (2021 est.)

29.22% (2020 est.)

28.47% (2019 est.)

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11.46% (2021 est.)

12.17% (2020 est.)

10.74% (2019 est.)

note: data are Iranian Government numbers

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3.98% (2021 est.)

3.81% (2020 est.)

3.47% (2019 est.)
Public debt

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53% of GDP (2017 est.)

51.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

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39.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

47.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: includes publicly guaranteed debt

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102.88% of GDP (2020 est.)

79.51% of GDP (2019 est.)

82.3% of GDP (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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4.61% (2021 est.)

3.21% (2020 est.)

4.12% (2019 est.)

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43.39% (2021 est.)

30.59% (2020 est.)

39.91% (2019 est.)

note: official Iranian estimate

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5.69% (2021 est.)

3.14% (2020 est.)

2.78% (2019 est.)
Exports

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$130.885 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$94.123 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$105.988 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$101.4 billion (2017 est.)

$83.98 billion (2016 est.)

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$6.404 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$4.37 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.6 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners

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China 15%, United Kingdom 8%, Germany 7%, United States 6%, India 6% (2019)

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China 48%, India 12%, South Korea 8%, Turkey 6%, United Arab Emirates 5% (2019)

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South Africa 16%, India 13%, China 12%, Italy 7%, United Arab Emirates 5%, Germany 5% (2019)
Imports

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$104.806 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$79.022 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$103.92 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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$76.39 billion (2017 est.)

$63.14 billion (2016 est.)

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$10.392 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$8.63 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.503 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners

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China 18%, Germany 11%, United States 6%, India 5% (2019)

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China 28%, United Arab Emirates 20%, India 11%, Turkey 7%, Brazil 6%, Germany 5% (2019)

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South Africa 31%, India 18%, China 17% (2019)
Airports

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407 (2021)

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319 (2021)

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98 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions

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total: 1,303,057 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2020 est.)

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total: 9,564,195 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2020 est.)

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total: 70,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est.)
Internet users

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total: 42.48 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 72% (2021 est.)

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total: 69.52 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 79% (2021 est.)

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total: 5.44 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 17% (2021 est.)
Railways

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total: 20,986 km (2014)

standard gauge: 80 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 19,756 km (2014) 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)

other: (2014) 1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified)

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total: 8,483.5 km (2014)

standard gauge: 8,389.5 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified)

broad gauge: 94 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge

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total: 4,787 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 4,787 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
Roadways

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total: 750,000 km (2016)

paved: 158,124 km (2016)

unpaved: 591,876 km (2016)

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total: 223,485 km (2018)

paved: 195,485 km (2018)

unpaved: 28,000 km (2018)

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total: 31,083 km (2015)

paved: 7,365 km (2015)

unpaved: 23,718 km (2015)
Telephones - fixed lines

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total subscriptions: 1,472,191 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 29,306,782 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 59,682 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular

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total subscriptions: 100,328,005 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 169 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 135,899,424 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 155 (2021 est.)

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total subscriptions: 13,686,234 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2021 est.)

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850 km (2012) (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia)

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460 km (2010) (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake)
Disputes - international

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South Africa-Botswana: none identified

South Africa-Eswatini: Eswatini seeks to reclaim land it says was stolen by South Africa

South Africa-Lesotho: crossborder livestock thieving, smuggling of drugs and arms, and illegal migration are problematic

South Africa-Mozambique: animal poachers cross the South Africa-Mozambique border to hunt wildlife in South Africa’s Kruger National Park; border fences were removed in some areas to allow animals to roam between nature reserves in the two countries; improved patrols, technology, and crossborder cooperation are reducing the problem

South Africa-Namibia: the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; the location of the border could affect diamond mining rights; South Africa has always claimed that the northern bank of the Orange River is the border between the two countries, while Namibia’s constitution states that the border lies in the middle of the Orange River

South Africa-various: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration

South Africa-Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans migrate illegally into South Africa in search of work or smuggle goods to sell at a profit back home

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Iran-Afghanistan: Iran protests Afghanistan's limiting flow of dammed Helmand River tributaries during drought; Afghan and Iranian commissioners have discussed boundary monument densification and resurvey

Iran-Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified a Caspian seabed delimitation treaty in 2018 based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea

Iran-Iraq: Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf

Iran-Kuwait: dispute over undemarcated maritime border and Al Durra offshore gasfield in the Arabian/Persian Gulf 

Iran-UAE: Iran and UAE dispute the Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa islands, which are occupied by Iran; Iran has conducted military drills on and around the disputed islands

Caspian Sea (Maritime Boundary): Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified the Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea

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Mozambique-Eswatini: none identified

Mozambique-Malawi:  the two countries have held exercises to reaffirm boundaries a number of times

Mozambique-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration

Mozambique-Tanzania: none identified

Mozambique-Zambia: none identified

Mozambique-Zimbabwe: none identified

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