| Time | : | GTM+3.5 hrs |
| Entry requirements | : | Travel regulations should be checked before traveling |
| Passport | : | Required by all except certain sea men |
| Visa | : | Required by most nationals and must be obtained in advance from a Consulate General. |
| Currency | : | No currency restrictions on entering. Credit and charge cards are accepted. The Dollar, Sterling and the D-Mark are the most easily traded. |
| Weight and measures | : | Metric system. |
| Health precautions | : | Details of health requirements should be checked before traveling. |
| Mandatory | : | Cholera and yellow-fever certificates likely to be required if traveling from infected area. |
| Advisable | : | Typhoid, paratyphoid and cholera inoculations advisable. AIDS certificate if staying more than three months. |
| Air access | : | |
| National carriers | : | Iran Air, Asseman |
| Other airlines | : | Aeroflot, Air India, Alitalia, Austrian, British Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air, Lufthansa, MAS, PIA, Swissair, Syrian Arab, Turkish. |
| International airports | : | Mehrabad (Code: THR), 12 Km west of Tehran, with duty-free shop, buffet restaurant, bank post office, shops; Shiraz (Code: SYZ), 15Km From city, with buffet, post office, shops; Bandar Imam Khomeini (Code: BND); Isfahan. |
| Surface access | : | There are roads from Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia,
Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan via 15 border roadways. |
| Main ports | : | BandarShahid Rajai, Bandar Imam Khomeni (containers), Bandar Bushehr, Bandar Anzali, Bandar Chahbahar, Bandar Nowshahr, Khorramshahr (the main port), and Khargh Island (Oil terminal). |
| Electricity supply | : | 220v AC, 50 cycles. |
| Car hire | : | International driving license (along with two photographs) required. |
| City transport | : | |
| Taxis | : | Taxis are not metered and frequently shared. Those hired by telephone or by hotels are more expensive. Tipping is not expected. |
| National transport | : | |
| Air | : | Iran Air, Asseman and several private airlines run frequent services between most cities and Tehran. |
| Road | : | Surfaced roads serve main centers and total network comprises 140,000 km. |
| Buses | : | Scheduled long-distance coach services available including Tehran-Anzali, Khorramshahr Bandar Imam Khomeini, Tehran-Zahedan and all other main cities and towns. |
| Rail | : | Rail service on 6,000 km network with three classes of service past, with sleeping accommodations, air-conditioning and restaurant service available. |
| Public holidays | : | |
| Fixed dates | : | 11 February (Victory of the Islamic Revolution), 19 March (Petroleum Nationalization Day), 21-24 March (Nowruz, the Iranian New Year), 1 April (Islamic Republic Day), 5 June (Passing away of Imam Khomeini) |
| Variable dates | : | Exact dates of Islamic religious festivals are determined by the lunar Calendar, Birth of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H), Eid-e-Qorban, Eid-e-Qadir, Tasua & Ashoura, Imam Ali's Martyrdom, Birthday of Twelfth Imam and other religious holiday in Iran; Thursday is a half day for offices only-shops and markets are open. |
| Working hours | : | |
| Government and business | : | 0700/0800 - 1500/1600 (closed Fri.) |
| Banking | : | 0800-1600;(Thu) 0800-1130 (Closed Fri). |
| Telecommunications | : | |
| Telephone | : | Dialing code for Iran, IDD Access code +98 followed by area code (631 for Abadan, 31 for Isfahan, 51 for Mashhad, 71 for Shiraz, 21 for Tehran). |
| Telex and telefax | : | There are telex and telefax service at major hotels in Tehran and at most
post offices across the country. E-mail and Internet services are also widely available. |
| Banking | : | |
| Central Bank | : | Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran. |
| Main Center | : | Tehran. |
| Head offices | : | Agricultural Bank of Iran, Bank of Industry and Mines, Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Refah Kargaran, Bank Saderat Iran, Bank Sepah, Bank Tejarat, Export Development Bank of Iran. |
| Foreign Representative Offices | : | ABM Amro Bank, Banca Commerciale Italiana, Banque Nationale de Paris, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Grindlays Bank, Llyods Bank, Creditbank, Societe Generale, Bank of Tokyo. |
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