1. | Iran | Largest pistachio producer, output of 230,000 tons[53] | Agriculture | 2007 |
2. | Iran | Largest saffron producer, 93.7% of world's total production[54] | Agriculture | 2009 |
3. | Iran | Largest caviar producer [55] | Agriculture | 2009 |
4. | Iran | Largest producer of berries[56] | Agriculture | 2007 |
5. | Iran | Largest producer of stone fruits[57] | Agriculture | 2007 |
6. | Iran | Largest producer of Berberis[58] | Agriculture | 2009 |
7. | Iran | Hottest surface temperature ever recorded, 70.7 °C (159 °F) recorded at Dasht-e Lut[59] | Climate | 2005 |
8. | Iran | Most number of people killed in a blizzard, 4000 people died in 1972 Iran blizzard | Climate | 1972 |
9. | Iran | Largest importer of wheat[60][61][62] | Consumption | 2009 |
10. | Iran | Highest rate of brain drain in the world | Demographics | 2003 |
11. | Iran | Highest ratio of female to male school enrollment[63], 1.22 female per male student | Education | 2005 |
12. | Iran | Location with the highest natural background radiation, annual dose of 260 mSv | Geography | 2010 |
13. | Iran | Most number of major earthquakes, 5.5+ Richter Magnitude[64] | Geology | 2010 |
14. | Iran | Most accurate calendar in use, Iranian calendar | Geophysics | 2010 |
15. | Iran | Highest annual prevalence of opiates use, 2.8% of population | Health | 1999 |
16. | Iran | Largest number of former national capitals, 31 former capital cities | History | 2010 |
17. | Iran | World's oldest country, Established ~3200 BC | History | 2010 |
18. | Iran | Host to the world's largest population of foreign refugees, Mostly Iraqi & Afghan refugees[65][66][67][68] | Humanitarian | 1999 |
19. | Iran | Largest producer of Turquoise[69][70] | Industry | 2010 |
20. | Iran | Largest reserves of Zinc[71][72][73] | Industry | 2010 |
21. | Iran | World's largest producer and exporter of handmade carpets[74][75][76] | Industry | 2010 |
22. | Iran | World's fastest growth rate in science and technology, 1000% increase of science & technology output in nine years[77][78][79] | Science | 2010 |
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Source: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statistically_superlative_countries
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To Anonymous Observer
by HHH on Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:06 PM PSTDon't ever make this mistake of calling IRI-regime IRAN. IRI regime is a group of hardly 5000 individuals who are undemocratically ruling our country by force and by protection of their army. Iran is a country of 75 million most of whom are against every dirty crime this regime commits. People are desperately looking for a miracle to suddenly disappear this regime & all mullahs.
The calendar was created by the people long before IRI, so were the rugs, all by the people, we import wheat because of the regime's poor management of farming industry, the science and technology is progressed by the people, everything good you see is from the people & everything wrong is by IRI without people's approval.
Forced Hijab, hanging, stoning, arrest of journalists are done by no other than the regime itself, by the same uneleted judges.
A few more fun facts
by Anonymous Observer on Sun Nov 07, 2010 08:08 PM PST1. Longest running medieval theocracy in the 20th-21st centuries.
2. Having a well near its capital city where a hidden saint has lived (and is apparently still alive) for more than a thousand years.
3. Having a community of West residing, Western citizenship holding ex-pats who hate the West.
4. Having stoning as a form of punishment;
5. Lashing, cutting off people's limbs and executing people in public.
6. Largest numbers of imprisoned journalists in the world.
7. One of the only two countries on the planet (other one being Saudi Arabia) with a compulsory dress code for its women.
But I guess having the most accurate calendar compensates for it all.
I was impressed with
by iamfine on Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:16 AM PSTI was impressed with the science ranking of Iran in the world.
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Iran#International_Rankings
Having in mind that the contribution of Iranians abroad are not included here. Here in the USA, the Iranian scientists contributed considerably into several fields.
Here I add couple of more...
by Midwesty on Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:01 PM PST23. Largest Expat Community with the Highest Animosity against their own homeland with Zero accomplishment according to their own agenda (Exceedingly producing hot air)---->Climate
24. Largest Active Traitor Community in the world (Largest number of Spineless Rat Attacks)---->Agricultural
25. Having the dumbest enemies in the world(Numbers of failed operations have exceeded their IQ numbers collectively)---->Science
......
by yolanda on Sun Nov 07, 2010 08:26 AM PSTSuper interesting facts.....14 positive records!
I wonder why they import so much wheat....they have droughts? unusual high demand? Iranian farmers can't meet the demand? cheap imported wheat because of government subsidy?
Thank you for compiling the facts!
If I go to Iran, I got to check out the turquoise necklaces!
Dirty Angel:
by Raoul1955 on Sun Nov 07, 2010 07:17 AM PSTYou just brought a huge smile to my [so very handsome] face. You just added an entry to the 'shorts' very 'long' list. LOL
Raoul,
The One and Only True Deity worshipped by allah.
missing:
by Dirty Angel on Sun Nov 07, 2010 06:34 AM PST1.Best, especially innovative and traditionally enduring, in Torture
(yo Arabs, howdie Americanos, eat your hearts out, we're better than you!)
2. Capital Punishment per capita
" Thank god for botox; my facial expressions are wearing rather thin...."