| Official name: | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| President: | President H.E Mr. Hamid KARZAI |
| National Day: | 19th August (Independence Day-1919) |
| Capital: | Kabul |
| Area: | 652,090 sq km |
| Border countries: | China (76 km), Iran (936 km), Pakistan (2,430 km), Tajikistan (1,206 km), Turkmenistan (744) km, Uzbekistan (137 km). |
| Coastline: | None (landlocked) |
| Climate: | Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers. |
| Natural resources: | Natural gas, petroleum, coal, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semi-precious stones. |
| Land use: | | Arable land: | 12.13% | | Meadows and pastures: | 46% | | Forest and woodland: | 3% | | Other: | 39% |
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| Agricultural products: | Wheat, corn, rice, barley, cotton, tobacco, fruits, nuts, karakul pelts; wool, mutton. |
| Population: | 23.3 million (2002) |
| Ethnic composition: | | Pashtuns | 40% | | Tajiks | 25% | | Uzbeks | 6% | | Hazaras | 17% | | minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloochs and others): | 12% |
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| Religions: | | Sunni Muslim | 84% | | Shi'i Muslim | 15% | | Other | other (1%) |
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| Languages: | | Pashtu | about 50% | | Dari [Afghan Persian] | about 34% | | Turkic (Uzbek and Turkmen) and others | about 16% |
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| Literacy: | | Total | 29.0% | | Male | 54.0% | | Female | 25% |
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Currency : | Afghani (AFA) |
Exchange Rate: | 49,40 AFA for 1 US$ (Annual Average 2005) |
| GDP: | $6.853 million US$ (2005) |
| GDP per capita: | $290 (2005) |
| GDP growth rate: | 14.5 % (2005) |
| Inflation rate(%): | 11.4 (2005) |
| Unemployment rate(%): | n.a |
| Total Imports : | 3336 million US $ (2009) |
| Total Exports : | 403 million US $ (2009) |
| Foreign Direct Investment : | 173.7 million US $ (2005) |
| Total External Debt : | 558.6 million US $ (2005) |
