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Railways:
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total:
7,201 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146
km electrified) (2002) |
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Highways:
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total:
167,157 km
paved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 73,048 km (1998) |
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Waterways:
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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:
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condensate/gas 212
km; gas 16,998 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil
8,256 km; refined products 7,808 km (2003)
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Ports and
harbors:
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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:
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total:
139 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,190,576 GRT/7,276,700
DWT
ships by type: bulk 43, cargo 34, chemical
tanker 4, container 10, liquefied gas 1,
multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum
tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9,
short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
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Airports:
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309 (2002)
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Airports - with
paved runways:
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total:
122
over 3,047 m: 39
2,438 to 3,047 m: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 4 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 |
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Airports - with
unpaved runways:
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total:
187
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
under 914 m: 39 (2002)
914 to 1,523 m: 138 |
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Heliports:
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13 (2002)
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