Question: What is the annual precipitation in Iran's eastern plains?
Answer: 680 mm (26.8 in)

Question: What is the annual precipitation in Iran's western plains?
Answer: 1,700 mm (66.9 in)

Question: According to Gary Lewis of the UN, what is the most pressing human security challenge in Iran?
Answer: Water scarcity

Question: In Iran's western Zagros Basin, temperatures do not exceed what level during the summer?  
Answer: 38 °C (100.4 °F)

Question: In Iran's western Zagros Basin, what are the average daily temperatures during winter?
Answer: below zero

Question: The eastern and central basins of Iran experience how much annual precipitation?
Answer: less than 200 mm (7.9 in) of rain

Question: What is the coastal plains of Iran's annual precipitation ranges?
Answer: 135 to 355 mm (5.3 to 14.0 in)

Question: The Iranian Parliament does not demand environmental impact studies before approving what projects?
Answer: large national development projects

Question: How many species of Iranian wildlife are listed by the IUCN as endangered?
Answer: 74 species

Question: The Iranian Parliament lets who exploit mines without guidance from the Department of the Environment?
Answer: Ministry of Industries and Mines

Question: The Iranian Parliament passes legislation without the involvement of what department to the detriment of wildlife?
Answer: Department of Environment

Question: What is the sixth most populous city of Iran?
Answer: Shiraz

Question: What is Shiraz' population by the 2011 Census?
Answer: 1.4 million

Question: Shiraz is the capital of what Province?
Answer: Fars Province

Question: What ancient civilization has majorly influenced the Fars Province?
Answer: Babylonian civilization

Question: Persians have been in the Fars Province since what century?
Answer: 9th century BC

Question: The Iranina Islamic Republic is based on what document?
Answer: the 1979 Constitution

Question: What is the Leader of the Revolution also known as?
Answer: Supreme Leader

Question: Who is the Commander in Chief of the Iranian Army?
Answer: The Supreme Leader

Question: The Supreme Leader appoints how many members of the Guardian Council?
Answer: six

Question: Who is responsible for electing and dismissing the Supreme Leader?
Answer: The Assembly of Experts

Question: In Iran, who has the final say in all matters directly related to the Supreme Leader?
Answer: the Supreme Leader

Question: Who exercises exective powers in Iran?
Answer: The President

Question: The Council of Ministers is appointed and supervised by who?
Answer: The President

Question: How many Vice-Presidents serve under the President in Iran?
Answer: Eight

Question: The legislature approves the 8 vice presidents and how many cabinet members?
Answer: twenty-two

Question: How many jurists are in the Guardian Council?
Answer: twelve jurists

Question: Who can veto Parliament?
Answer: The Guardian Council

Question: What Council acts as a mediator when there are disputes between the Parliament and the Guardian Council?
Answer: The Expediency Council

Question: How long are the terms of local city councils that are present in all Iranian cities and villages?
Answer: four-year terms

Question: Who is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?
Answer: The Guardian Council

Question: When crimes are committed by clerics, who handles the cases?
Answer: The Special Clerical Court

Question: The Special Clerical Court is accountable to only which body?
Answer: the Supreme Leader

Question: How often does the Assembly of Experts meet?
Answer: one week annually

Question: The Assembly of Experts has how many clerics?
Answer: 86

Question: Which body can remove the Supreme Leader at any time by constitutional right?
Answer: The Assembly of Experts

Question: Iran's nuclear program has caused discord within the international community since when?
Answer: Since 2005

Question: Which country did Iran's leadership was quoted as being a possible target of its atomic weapons?  
Answer: Israel

Question: Who imposed sanctions against Iran as a result of Iran's nuclear program?
Answer: UN Security Council

Question: When was it estimated by the US Director of National Intelligence that Iran would be able to develop a nuclear weapon?
Answer: 2013

Question: What is Iran's volunteer militia force named?
Answer: the Basij

Question: How many full-time members does the Basij have?
Answer: 90,000

Question: How many members in total does the Basij have? 
Answer: Up to 11 million men and women

Question: In 2007 what was Iran spending 2.6% of its GDP on?
Answer: military spending

Question: In 2014, Iran spent how much on weapons spending?
Answer: $15 billion

Question: What is Iran's most advanced missile?
Answer: The Fajr-3 (MIRV)

Question: Why did Iran have to build its own military hardware, vehicles, and weapons after the 1979 Revolution?
Answer: foreign embargoes

Question: Since when has Iran developed its domestic military infrastructure?
Answer: 1979 Revolution

Question: The Fajr-3 missile uses what type of propulsion system?
Answer: liquid fuel

Question: By 2007, Iran's crude oil exports resulted in how much of its foreign exchange currency?
Answer: $70 billion

Question: What is a main cause of Iran's constant budget deficits?
Answer: large-scale state subsidies

Question: What year did Iran pass an economic reform plan that would replace subsidies with targeted social assistance programs?
Answer: 2010

Question: In 2008, how much was Iran's state subsidy in its energy sector?
Answer: more than $84 billion

Question: How much of Iran's budget came from oil and natural gas reserves in 2006?
Answer: about 45%

Question: What is a main goal of Iran's market reform plans?
Answer: diversify Iran's oil-reliant economy

Question: The Global COmpetitiveness Report in 2010 ranked Iran where out of 139 countries?
Answer: ranked 69

Question: What Iranian nationalized industry has been noncompetitive and managed badly? 
Answer: the bonyads

Question: What, along with a lack of competition, has held back Iran's nationalized industries?
Answer: lagging corruption in the public sector

Question: How much was 1 US Dollar worth in Iranian Rials in early 2012?
Answer: 16,000

Question: How much was 1 US Dollar worth in Iranian Rials in April 2013?
Answer: 36,000

Question: What year did a nuclear and sanctions relief deal happen for Iran?
Answer: 2015

Question: What economic sanction against Iranian crude oil has adversely affected the Iranian economy?
Answer: embargo

Question: What would possibly prevent the even spread of relief benefits from Iran's nuclear and sanctions deal of 2015?
Answer: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Question: What does Teheran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Shiraz have in common?
Answer: the most popular tourist destinations

Question: How many tourist visas were granted in 2003?
Answer: 300,000

Question: Which group made up the majority of granted tourist visas in 2003?
Answer: Asian Muslims

Question: In 2003, what was Iran's worldwide rank in tourism revenues?
Answer: ranked 68th

Question: What was Iran's rank in the top 10 Middle East destinations according to UNESCO?
Answer: rated 4th

Question: How much natural gas reserves does Iran have?
Answer: 33.6 trillion cubic metres

Question: What is Iran ranked in the world in proved gas reserves?
Answer: second largest

Question: How much oil reserves does Iran have?
Answer: 153,600,000,000 barrels

Question: Where does Iran rank in OPEC's top oil exporting nations?
Answer: 2nd largest

Question: How much did Iran spend in oil imports in 2005?
Answer: US$4 billion

Question: When did Iran open its first wind-powered plants?
Answer: 2004

Question: When did Iran open its first geothermal plants?
Answer: 2004

Question: How much did Iran's installed capacity of power increase to after it added new hydroelectric power in 2004?
Answer: 33,000 megawatts