km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural
gas 4,550 km

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: 147 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,136,971
GRT/7,166,703 DWT ships by type: bulk 48, cargo 36, chemical tanker 4,
container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6,
petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea
passenger 1 (2002 est.)

Airports: 322 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 118 over 3,047 m: 40 2,438 to
3,047 m: 24 914 to 1,523 m: 23 under 914 m: 7 (2001) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24

Airports - with unpaved runways: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: Heliports: 11
(2001)

Military Iran

Military branches: Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Iranian
Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force,
Navy, Qods [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]
forces), Law Enforcement Forces

Military manpower - military age: 21 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 18,868,571 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 11,192,731
(2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 823,041
(2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $9.7 billion (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3.1% (FY00)

Transnational Issues Iran

Disputes - international: despite restored diplomatic relations in
1990, Iran lacks maritime boundary with Iraq and disputes land boundary,
navigation channels, and other issues from eight-year war; UAE seeks
United Arab League and other international support against Iran's
occupation of Greater Tunb Island (called Tunb al Kubra in Arabic by
UAE and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg in Persian by Iran) and Lesser Tunb
Island (called Tunb as Sughra in Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e
Kuchek in Persian by Iran) and attempts to occupy completely a jointly
administered island in the Persian Gulf (called Abu Musa in Arabic by UAE
and Jazireh-ye Abu Musa in Persian by Iran); Iran insists on division of