iran

IRAN

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Iran
  2. CAPITAL: Tehran
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -3.90%
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, Tabriz, Qom, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Urmia.
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Imam Khomeini International Airport, Mashhad International Airport, Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport, Tabriz International Airport, Esfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport, Qeshm International Airport, Ahwaz Airport, Kish International Airport, and Mehrabad International Airport.
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Chabahar Port, that serves as Iran’s only oceanic port.
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: The Railway Transportation Company is an associate of the IR, which manages its freight transport. The main highways in Iran are: Tehran Highway, Tehran-Saveh Highway, Tehran-Qom Highway, Tehran-Isfahan Highway, Isfahan-Shiraz Highway and Tehran-Esfahan Freeway.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, Plastics, Organic chemicals, Iron and steel, Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons, Ores slag and ash, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Fertilizers, Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement, Copper, Articles of iron or steel, Carpets and other textile floor coverings, Ships, boats, and other floating structures, and Ships, boats, and other floating structures.
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: China, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, South Korea, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia
  10. IMPORT GOODS: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, Cereals, Electrical, electronic equipment, Commodities not specified according to kind, Pharmaceutical products, Vehicles other than railway, tramway, Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits, Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus, Organic chemicals, and Plastics
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: China, United Arab Emirates, India, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, South Korea, Russia, Italy, and United Kingdom.