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    IRAN

    Jan 03, 2020 5 minutes
    BRADY NG

    Official Country Name ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

    Languages PERSIAN

    Population 83,024,745

    Median Age 30.8

    GDP Per Capita US $20,100

    Source: CIA World Factbook

    Total Value of Art Exported (UN Comtrade Database 2017) US $334,677

    Arts Funding (Arts and Culture) US $ 598,380,000

    Art Programs (University Level) 15

    Student Enrollment N/A

    Source: Crown Center for Middle Eastern Studies, AAP (non-official)

    Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art 4

    Contemporary Art Galleries (Commercial) 41

    Contemporary Art Spaces (Nonprofit) 15

    Art Foundations (NGO + Private) 2

    Source: AAP (non-official)

    On October 30, Azam Taleghani, a women’s-rights advocate and dissident reformist politician who sought to run for president five times, died at age 76. In mid-November, demonstrations kicked off across the country due to a 300-percent surge in fuel prices, with at least 115 people killed by security forces. Though

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