Editing Transport in Iran (section)

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[[File:Iran 2001 CIA map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Major routes and railroads of Iran. [[Tehran]] is the hub of Iran's transport and communication system.]]

[[Iran]] has a long paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2011 the country had {{Convert|173,000|km|mi}} of roads, of which 73% were paved.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thebusinessyear.com/publication/article/7/620/iran_2011/moving-around |title=The Business Year - Moving Around |access-date=2014-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314223909/http://www.thebusinessyear.com/publication/article/7/620/iran_2011/moving-around |archive-date=2014-03-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants.<ref name="iran-daily.com">{{cite web |url=http://iran-daily.com/1386/2865/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 06/12/07|website=iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618004626/http://iran-daily.com/1386/2865/html/economy.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2009}}</ref>

Trains operate on 11,106&nbsp;km (6,942&nbsp;mi) of railroad track.<ref name="rai.ir">{{cite web |url=http://www.rai.ir/Site.aspx?ParTree=A01011 |title=Islamic Republic Of Iran Railroads :: راه آهن جمهوري اسلامي ايران |publisher=Rai.ir |access-date=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815011811/http://www.rai.ir/Site.aspx?ParTree=A01011 |archive-date=2012-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The country's major port of entry is [[Bandar-Abbas]] on the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. After arriving in Iran, imported goods are distributed throughout the country by trucks and freight trains. The [[Tehran]]–[[Bandar-Abbas]] railroad, opened in 1995, connects Bandar-Abbas to the railroad system of Central Asia via Tehran and [[Mashhad]]. Other major ports include [[Bandar-e Anzali|Bandar e-Anzali]] and [[Bandar Torkaman|Bandar e-Torkeman]] on the [[Caspian Sea]] and [[Khorramshahr]] and [[Bandar Imam|Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni]] on the [[Persian Gulf]].

[[List of airports in Iran|Dozens of cities have airports]] that serve passenger and cargo planes. [[Iran Air]], the national airline, was founded in 1962 and operates [[Iran Air destinations|domestic and international flights]].

'''Transport in Iran''' is inexpensive because of [[Iranian Economic Reform Plan|the government's subsidization of the price of gasoline]]. The downside is a [[Iranian targeted subsidy plan|huge draw on government coffers]], economic inefficiency because of highly [[energy in Iran|wasteful consumption patterns]], [[2007 Gasoline Rationing Plan in Iran#Fuel smuggling|contraband with neighboring countries]] and [[Environmental issues in Iran|air pollution]]. In 2008, more than one million people worked in the transportation sector, accounting for 9% of GDP.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3298/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 12/21/08|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603054002/http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3298/html/economy.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref>