Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN

AREA

652,230 sq.km. (41^st)

POPULATION

31,822,848 (July 2014) (41^st)

PLATFORM DATA

National

Demography

0 – 24yrs: 64.2 %

25 – 64yrs: 33.3 %

65yrs and over: 2.5 %

Life

Expectancy

50.49 yrs

Youth Development Index

162/170 (Low)

National

G.D.P

$20.65 billion (2013 est.) (101^st)

Per Capital

Income

$1,100 (2013 est.) (251^st)

Currency

afghanis (AFA)

Economic

Drivers

opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, natural gas, coal, copper

Official

Languages

Afghan Persian or Dari, Pashto

Other Local

Languages

Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism, but Dari functions as the lingua franca

note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them

Climatic

Zone

arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

Religious

Expression

Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9%

Christian Umbrella

Organization(s)

N/A

Airports

Kabul International Airport

Mazar-e Sharif International Airport