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AFGHANISTAN |
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| AREA
652,230 sq.km. (41st) |
POPULATION
31,822,848 (July 2014) (41st) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 64.2 % 25 – 64yrs: 33.3 % 65yrs and over: 2.5 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
50.49 yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
162/170 (Low)
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| National
G.D.P |
$20.65 billion (2013 est.) (101st)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$1,100 (2013 est.) (251st)
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Currency |
afghanis (AFA)
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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
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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
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Religious Expression |
Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9% |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
N/A |
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Airports
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Mazar-e Sharif International Airport Kandahar International Airport
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Airstrips |
Andarab Airstrips Kabul Airstrips Panjsher Valley Airstrips Shindand Airstrips
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Road Network
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23,133 km |
| Rail Network | No Data |
| Corruption
Rating |
175/177 |
| Security
Rating |
48% (Highly Dangerous Business Environment)
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