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Key Facts
Climate
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Coastline
2,440 km
Government type
theocratic republic
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Terrain
rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts