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Iran is located in southwest Asia, borders on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries, and the north-central close to the Caspian sea, south by the Persian gulf and the Arabian sea. The most of the region is desert climate half-desert climate. Petroleum, natural gas and mineral resources are rich. It covers 1,628.6 thousand of square kilometers and has a population of 74.80 million. Its GDP reaches $521.83 billion in 2011. Through the index system and evaluation model, the environment competitiveness index of Iran ranks at 110 in 133 countries.

Score: 45.89

Rank: 110

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Contribution of sub-index to GEC

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Rank of sub-index of GEC

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Score and rank of the pillars of GEC

Table 68.1 Score and rank of all indicators of GEC
Table 68.2 Rank distribution of the individual indicators of GEC