what ethnicity are people from iran?
Persian
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 In 2012 , Iranians spent $ 77 billion on food , $ 22 billion on clothes and $ 18 @.@ 5 billion on outward tourism . In 2015 , overall consumer expenditures and disposable income are projected at $ 176 @.@ 4 billion and $ 287 billion respectively . 

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 Iranian Azerbaijanis are by far the largest minority in Iran . The number of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran furthermore far outnumber those in neighboring Azerbaijan . The CIA World Factbook estimates Iranian Azerbaijanis as comprising at least 16 % of Iran 's population . 

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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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 Iran is classed as a middle income country and has made significant progress in provision of health and education services in the period covered by the Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) . In 2010 , Iran 's average monthly income was about $ 500 ( GNI per capita in 2012 : $ 13 @,@ 000 by PPP ) . A minimum national wage applies to each sector of activity as defined by the Supreme Labor Council . In 2009 this was about $ 263 per month ( $ 3 @,@ 156 per year ) . The World Bank reported that in 2001 , approximately 20 % of household consumption was spent on food , 32 % on fuel , 12 % on health care and 8 % on education . Iranians have little debt . Seventy percent of Iranians own their homes . 

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 After the revolution , the government established a national education system that improved adult literacy rates : as of 2008 85 % of the adult population was literate , well ahead of the regional average of 62 % . The Human Development Index was 0 @.@ 749 in 2013 , placing Iran in the " high human development " bracket . 
