GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Airports:
324 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 136
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 42
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 34
under 914 m: 7 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 188
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 142
under 914 m: 34 (2012)

Heliports:
21 (2012)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 12 km; gas 20,155 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 7,123 km; refined products 7,937 km (2010)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 8,442 km
country comparison to the world: 25
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 172,927 km
country comparison to the world: 28
paved: 125,908 km (includes 1,429 km of expressways)
unpaved: 47,019 km (2006)
[see also: Roadways country ranks ]

Waterways:
850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 76
country comparison to the world: 60
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 51, chemical tanker 3, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 71 (Barbados 5, Cyprus 10, Hong Kong 3, Malta 48, Panama 5) (2010)
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

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