what kind of government iran have?
Islamic republic Theocracy Unitary state
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 Since Article 44 has never been strictly enforced , the private sector has played a much larger role than that outlined in the constitution . In recent years the role of this sector has increased . A 2004 constitutional amendment allows 80 % of state assets to be privatized . Forty percent of such sales are to be conducted through the " Justice Shares " scheme and the rest through the Tehran Stock Exchange . The government would retain the remaining 20 % . In 2005 , government assets were estimated at around $ 120 billion . Some $ 63 billion of such assets were privatized from 2005 to 2010 , reducing the government 's direct share of GDP from 80 % to 40 % . Many companies in Iran remain uncompetitive because of mismanagement over the years , thus making privatization less attractive for potential investors . According to then @-@ President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , 60 % of Iran 's wealth is controlled by just 300 people . 

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 Although Iranian workers have a theoretical right to form labor unions , there is no union system in the country . Ostensible worker representation is provided by the Workers ' House , a state @-@ sponsored institution that attempts to challenge some state policies . Guild unions operate locally in most areas , but are limited largely to issuing credentials and licenses . The right to strike is generally not respected by the state . Since 1979 strikes have often been met by police action . 

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 It is the world 's eighteenth largest by purchasing power parity ( PPP ) and twenty @-@ nine by nominal gross domestic product . The country is a member of Next Eleven because of its high development potential . A unique feature of Iran 's economy is the presence of large religious foundations called Bonyad , whose combined budgets represent more than 30 percent of central government spending . 

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 Iran is regarded by the United Nations and other non @-@ governmental organizations as among the world 's worst offenders against freedom of religion — alongside Saudi Arabia and Sudan . Members of religious minorities are , by law and practice , barred from being elected to a representative body ( except to the seats in the Majles reserved for minorities , as provided for in the Constitution ) and from holding senior government or military positions . They also suffer discrimination in the legal system , receiving lower awards in injury and death lawsuits , and incurring heavier punishments , than Muslims . Muslim men are free to marry non @-@ Muslim women but marriages between Muslim women and non @-@ Muslim men are not recognized . 

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 As a general rule , since that time , the armed forces have not intervened in politics as a body , rather being tossed and turned as ambitious men have shaken the country . In reality , the larger problem has been the misuse and sometimes abuse of the military and police by political and ethnic leaders . 
