Iranian drink despite alcohol ban

tehran - Alcohol is in Iran or taboo, still drinks the population each year 60 million liters of alcohol. That the Iranian Ministry of Social Affairs reported after its own investigation. 'A bad development,' said the department.

In the strict Islamic Iran is both the selling and drinking of alcohol is strictly prohibited. Liquor is only on the black market to buy a lot of money. Well lit and people illegally sell their own booze. Who gets caught first get a heavy fine, the second time following lashes.

80 million people live in Iran. Per capita, the drink intake thus amounts to 0.75 liters. For comparison: in the Netherlands, per capita average of 7 liters per year drinking.