Iran |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
6.313
million (1997) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
265,000 (August
1998) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 72, FM
5, shortwave 5 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
28 (plus
450 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.ir |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
100 (2002)
|
| Internet
users |
1.326 million
(2002 est.) |
| Railways |
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) |
| Highways |
total: 167,157
km
paved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of expressways)
unpaved: 73,048 km (1998) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Merchant
marine |
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.) |
| Airports |
309 (2002) |
|
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