The Islamic Republic of Iran, covering an area of over 1,648,000 km², borders Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia from the north, Turkey and Iraq from the west, and Afghanistan and Pakistan from the east. Iran's access to the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in the south, and hence, its access to the Indian Ocean has turned this country into a communication bridge between Eastern and Western Asia, and also a passage between the two continents of Europe and Asia in the international transportation field. The existence of communicational routes such as the Silk Road, the Pearl Road, and the India-Indus Roads, which passed through Iran in the past, proves this claim. On the other hand, considering the vast area of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the existence of major ports, mines, and industries in this country and daily transit of large volumes of goods and passengers both locally and internationally, investment in development and completion of transportation network in Iran can be an appropriate field of investment in this country.
According to the estimates, in order to materialize the goals of the comprehensive transportation plan till 2025, five thousand billion Toman investment is needed which shows the high capacity of capital attraction in this sector. It is noteworthy that the transportation network of the Islamic Republic of Iran, till the end of the year 1398 (late March 2019), has included 14,779 kilometers of railroads, 2,503 kilometers of freeway, 18,122 kilometers of highways, 25,814 kilometers of main roads, and 37,601 kilometers of auxiliary roads.
The road transit included 467 million tons of goods and 144 million passengers by public transportation vehicles; while the railway transit in the one year (1398) was nearly 47 million tons of goods and 29 million passengers.