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%
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%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 84%
Shi'i Muslim  15%
Otherother (1%)
Languages:
Pashtuabout 50%
Dari [Afghan Persian]about 34%
Turkic (Uzbek and Turkmen) and othersabout 16%
Literacy:
Total29.0%
Male54.0%
Female25%

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)

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