19-08-08 Gas shortage is one problem for Iranian people but finding a place to pump what ever there is even a bigger problem.
Since 30 years ago there has hardly been any new gas stations built in Tehran. Then, the capital's population was only 3 mm. The figure is 15 mm now and it keeps on rising.

The gas stations -- according to international standards for a city like Tehran -- are only 11 % of what they should be, said Mohammadreza Nematzadeh, the chief executive officer of the Iranian National Oil Refineries. For every 3,000 vehicles on the road, there should be one gas station available, the international standards say. That figure for Iran is multiplied by nine; for every 27,000 vehicles there is only one place to fill up the tanks.
"Despite the fact that the gas stations work round the clock, each gas nozzle is pumping 11,000 litters per day. That figure by international standards is 3,000 to 4,000 per each nozzle," Nematzadeh said.