Iran Transportion

Country Name: Islamic Republic of Iran

Capital City: Tehran

Population: 65,397,521 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 0.663% (2007 est.)

Currency: Iranian rial (IRR)

Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, , other 7%

Area: 1.648 million sq km

Inflation Rate: 15.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 15% (2007)

Domain extension: .ir

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF IRAN

Railways - total:

8,367 km

Railways - standard gauge:

8,273 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2006)

Railways - broad gauge:

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

321 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

129

Airports - with unpaved runways:

192

Heliports:

15 (2006)

Waterways:

850 km (on Karun River; additional service on Lake Urmia) (2006)

Pipelines - gas:

condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 397 km; gas 17,099 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km;

Pipelines - oil:

8,521 km

Pipelines - refined products:

7,808 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Assaluyeh, Bushehr