Pahlavi EraEconomy
Ten Percent a Year
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Between 1963 and 1977 Iran's real GDP grew about 10.5% a year. Income per person rose from $170 to $2,060 in current dollars, and cars, TV sets and city life all expanded fast.
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The Dez Dam in Khuzestan, finished in 1963, is a 203-metre arch dam. Its power station and reservoir support irrigation of up to about 80,500 hectares of farmland.
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Iran's best-known car, the Paykan ("Arrow"), began rolling off the Iran National line in 1967. Based on the British Hillman Hunter, it stayed in production for 38 years, until 2005.
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