According to Iranian officials about 1,659,000 foreign tourists visited Iran in 2004 - although government statistics don't distinguish between tourism, business and religious pilgrims; most came from Asian countries, including the republics of Central Asia, while a small share (about 10%) came from North America and the European Union, including Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, France and Belgium.
据伊朗官员称，2004年约有165.9万外国游客访问伊朗——尽管政府统计数据没有区分旅游、商业和宗教朝圣者;大多数来自亚洲国家，包括中亚各国，而一小部分(约10%)来自北美和欧盟，包括德国、意大利、保加利亚、法国和比利时。