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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Iran
Index
Roads: In 1984 a total of 136,381 kilometers of roads, of
which 41 percent paved; of paved roads 16,551 kilometers of main
roads and 34,838 kilometers of secondary roads.
Railroads: About 4,700 kilometers of railroads in 1987,
including newly electrified track in north between Tabriz and Jolfa
for Soviet imports; also rail connection with Turkey.
Pipelines: About 5,900 kilometers for crude oil; 3,900
kilometers for refined products; 3,300 kilometers for natural gas
in 1987; some possibly inoperable as result of war damage.
Airports: In 1987 three international airports: Tehran,
Abadan, and Esfahan. Other airports being expanded and construction
for new ones planned.
Communications: In 1986 about 1.5 million telephones;
3,000 out of 70,000 rural communities had telephones in 1987
compared with 300 in 1979. Further telephone expansion planned.
Additional microwave links opened between Tehran, Ankara, and
Karachi in early 1980s.
Data as of December 1987
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