How do I get iphone contacts into new empty itunes?

My old iphone died and I moved across to the iphine 4 by transferring the sim. Now my mac at home doesn't support the new version of itunes that I need to run the new phone off, so I've intsalled it at work. How to I transfer all of my contacts into itunes? I transfered the music because it's all purchased - but if I sync the phone with the itunes everything will eb erased - is it possible to do the reverse?

You don't put contacts into itunes.  itunes is a media management program, not and address book.
You sync them to your computers contact program via itunes.
Where are your contacts now?
Iphone does not save to SIM.

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