| Railways: |
total:
5,600 km
broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge:
5,506 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified)
note:
broad gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems (2001)
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| Highways: |
total:
140,200 km
paved:
49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways)
unpaved:
90,760 km (1998 est.)
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| Waterways: |
904 km
note:
the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 4,550 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti), Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Now Shahr
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
152 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,097,977 GRT/7,131,688 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 49, cargo 38, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 1
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
317 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
117
over 3,047 m:
38
2,438 to 3,047 m:
23
1,524 to 2,437 m:
25
914 to 1,523 m:
24
under 914 m:
7 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
200
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
13
914 to 1,523 m:
122
under 914 m:
60 (2000 est.)
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| Heliports: |
11 (2000 est.)
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