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Turkmenistan vs. Iran

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TurkmenistanIran
Railwaystotal: 5,113 km (2017)

broad gauge: 5,113 km 1.520-m gauge (2017)
total: 8,484 km (2014)

standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)

broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)
Roadwaystotal: 58,592 km (2002)

paved: 47,577 km (2002)

unpaved: 11,015 km (2002)
total: 223,485 km (2018)

paved: 195,485 km (2018)

unpaved: 28,000 km (2018)
Waterways1,300 km (Amu Darya River and Kara Kum Canal are important inland waterways) (2011)850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012)
Pipelines7500 km gas, 1501 km oil (2013)7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Caspian Sea - Turkmenbasymajor seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni

container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas
Merchant marinetotal: 68

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 54 (2020)
total: 877

by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 26, general cargo 373, oil tanker 83, other 363 (2020)
Airportstotal: 26 (2013)total: 319 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 21 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
total: 140 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 42

2,438 to 3,047 m: 29

1,524 to 2,437 m: 26

914 to 1,523 m: 36

under 914 m: 7
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 5 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)

under 914 m: 4 (2013)
total: 179 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 135 (2013)

under 914 m: 32 (2013)
Heliports1 (2013)26 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 27

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,457,474 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 16.92 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 22 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 237

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 25,604,871 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 290.74 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixEZEP

Source: CIA Factbook