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Fiscal year: 21 March - 20 March

Transportation
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Railways:
total: 5,093 km
broad gauge: 96 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 4,997 km 1.432-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1995)

Highways:
total: 140,200 km
paved: 42,700 km
unpaved: 97,500 km (1995 est.)

Waterways: 904 km; 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

Pipelines: crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km;
natural gas 4,550 km

Ports: Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war),
Ahvaz, Bandar Beheshti, Bandar-e 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bandar-e
Bushehr, Bandar-e Khomeyni, Bandar-e Mah Shahr, Bandar-e Torkeman,
Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr
(limited operation since November 1992), Now Shahr

Merchant marine:
total: 130 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,791,892
GRT/4,891,615 DWT
ships by type: bulk 47, cargo 41, chemical tanker 5, combination
bulk 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, multifunction large-load carrier 1,
oil tanker 19, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9,
short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 212
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 30
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 11
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 31
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 17
with paved runways under 914 m: 22
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 10
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 88 (1995 est.)

Heliports: 12 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 3.02 million (1992 est.)

Telephone system:
domestic: microwave radio relay extends throughout country; system
centered in Tehran
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic
Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean Region); HF
radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE

Radio broadcast stations: AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0

Radios: 14.3 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 28

Televisions: 3.9 million (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground
Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards
(includes Grou