what is the present form of government in iran?
Islamic republic Theocracy Unitary state
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 The government 's long @-@ term objectives since the revolution were stated as economic independence , full employment , and a comfortable standard of living , but at the end of the 20th century , the economy faced many obstacles . Iran 's population more than doubled between 1980 and 2000 and its median age declined . Although many Iranians are farmers , agricultural production has consistently fallen since the 1960s . By the late 1990s , Iran imported much of its food . At that time , economic hardship in the countryside resulted in many people moving to cities . 

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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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 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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 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 . 

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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 . 
