[JerseyanExile]

A couple of things here stand out - for political reasons, it seems that many of Iran's ethnic minorities were classified as Iranians (the Balochs, Azerbaijanis, ect.). In addition, I suspect that the religious figures on the percent of Muslim adherents were also skewed significantly upwards in order to try put up a strong face. But even so, it is interesting. And that fertility rate is shockingly low - 1.29 would put them below Italy, Greece, and even Japan.

[jessduntno]

“The literacy rate for those aged between 10 and 49 was 93 percent.”

How hard is it to memorize “Death to America” the primary thing taught in Muzzieland?

[colorado tanker]

That profile of highly educated, smaller families and internet users is not the profile of a country run by an authoritarian theocratic dictatorship. I think the end of that government is a question of when.

[mkjessup]

(Iranian fertility rate plummets to 1.29)

That is GREAT news! The fewer there are of those little Persian pricks, the better!

[tbw2]

Food prices are up and without oil sales there is less subsidization of food. High unemployment and few prospects, even fewer babies per woman. And in a nation with mandatory contraceptive lessons for newlyweds, they have a culture of contraception to build upon.
No money, no food, no kids.

[odds]

>>>”A couple of things here stand out - for political reasons, it seems that many of Iran’s ethnic minorities were classified as Iranians (the Balochs, Azerbaijanis, ect.).”<<<

For ACTUAL/REAL reasons (linguistic & racial, included) , Iran’s ethnic minorities *ARE*, in fact, *Iranians*.

Would you categorize only English/Irish/Welsh/Scots, as “classified” AMERICANS?

Sunkenciv said: “As JerseyanExile notes, a lot of Iran isn’t Iranian.”

Wrong. See the above.

What & How do you define an American?

Jewish? Christian? Mormon? Muslim? Bah’ai?

Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh?

Perhaps German or French, Spanish, Mexican, Japanese & Chinese? Native English speaking ethnic grps in the USA (America is not, solely, the USA, by the way) ?

If you think the above are in fact Americans, or, for selective/political reasons/purposes, are to be categorized as Americans, then the same would stand very true for other countries, in war or peace.

Bear in mind that America’s political history is only just over 200 yrs old, to name the above mentioned multitude of *ethnic groups*.

Iran’s history, political and otherwise, has many centuries prior to 1776, and, at present, continuing...

Just pointing out the very obvious, *Political* Spiel... - Btw, “Spiel” is a German word and is pronounced as “Sh-peel”. ;-)

[nuconvert]

” it seems that many of Iran’s ethnic minorities were classified as Iranians (the Balochs, Azerbaijanis, ect.). “

They’re all Iranians. Maybe your thinking is that they’re not Persians??

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Iran’s population is at 75.2 million, with 99.4 percent being Muslims, 55 percent under the age of 30, and the literacy rate at 93 percent

Well if they're so freakin' young and smart....how come they're filty moslems?