thumb|right|250px|major routes and railways of iran transport in iran is inexpensive because of the government's subsidization of the price of gasoline. the downside is a huge draw on government coffers, economic inefficiency because of highly wasteful consumption patterns, contraband with neighboring countries and air pollution. in 2008, more than one million people worked in the transportation sector, accounting for 9% of gdp. iran has a long paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. in 2011 the country had  of roads, of which 73% were paved.http://www.thebusinessyear.com/publication/article/7/620/iran_2011/moving-around in 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants. trains operated on 11,106&nbsp;km (6,942&nbsp;mi) of railroad track. the countryâs 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 andc mashhad. other major ports include bandar e-anzali and bandar e-torkeman on the caspian sea and khorramshahr and bandar-e emam khomeyni on the persian gulf. dozens of cities have airports that serve passenger and cargo planes. iran air, the national airline, was founded in 1962 and operates domestic and international flights. all large cities have mass transit systems using buses, and several private companies provide bus service between cities. tehran, mashhad, shiraz, tabriz, ahwaz and esfahan are in the process of constructing underground mass transit rail lines. ==ministry of road and transportation==   the ministry of roads and transportation is in charge of studying and deciding pricing policy of the transportation; as well as issuing licenses for the establishment of transportation firms. in addition, the ministry is in charge of implementing comprehensive and integrated transportation policies in iran. == railways == thumb|railway system map (09-2006)|right {{ma
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