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81 million people live in Iran, making it the 18th most populous country in the world.

Ali Khamenei has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989. This makes him both the Head of State, and the Commander-in-Chief or Iran's armed forces. Hassan Rouhani has been President of Iran since 2013.