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Länder
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Background:
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Afghanistan's recent
history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in
1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist
mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992.
Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions
eventually helped to spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored
movement that fought to end the warlordism and civil war that gripped
the country. The Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and were able to capture
most of the country outside of Northern Alliance strongholds primarily
in the northeast. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a
US, Allied, and Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban
for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. In late 2001, a conference in Bonn,
Germany, established a process for political reconstruction that
ultimately resulted in the adoption of a new constitution and
presidential election in 2004. On 9 October 2004, Hamid KARZAI became
the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan. The new
Afghan government's next task is to hold National Assembly elections,
tentatively scheduled for April 2005. |
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Location:
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Southern Asia, north and
west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
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Geographic coordinates:
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33 00 N, 65 00 E |
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Map references:
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Asia |
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Area:
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total: 647,500 sq
km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than
Texas
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Land boundaries:
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total: 5,529 km
border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km,
Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km |
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
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arid to semiarid; cold
winters and hot summers |
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Terrain:
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mostly rugged mountains;
plains in north and southwest |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Amu
Darya 258 m
highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m |
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Natural resources:
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natural gas, petroleum,
coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore,
salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
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Land use:
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arable land:
12.13%
permanent crops: 0.22%
other: 87.65% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
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23,860 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards:
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damaging earthquakes
occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
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Environment - current issues:
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limited natural fresh
water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation;
overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut
down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water
pollution |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping
signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Marine Life Conservation |
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Geography - note:
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landlocked; the Hindu
Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern
provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the
northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
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Population:
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29,928,987 (July 2005
est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.7%
(male 6,842,857/female 6,524,485)
15-64 years: 52.9% (male 8,124,077/female 7,713,603)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 353,193/female 370,772) (2005 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.56 years
male: 17.55 years
female: 17.57 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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4.77%
note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war
and its continuing impact (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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47.02 births/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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20.75 deaths/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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21.43 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 163.07
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 167.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 158.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
42.9 years
male: 42.71 years
female: 43.1 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.75 children born/woman
(2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk:
high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk countrywide below
2,000 meters from March through November
animal contact disease: rabies (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%,
Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a
Muslim 19%, other 1% |
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Languages:
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Afghan Persian or Dari
(official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek
and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%,
much bilingualism
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15
and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999 est.) |
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People - note:
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of the estimated 4
million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned |
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Country name:
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conventional long
form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan
former: Republic of Afghanistan |
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Government type:
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Islamic republic |
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Capital:
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Kabul |
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Administrative divisions:
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34 provinces (velayat,
singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian,
Daykondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol,
Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar,
Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parvan, Samangan,
Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, and Zabol |
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Independence:
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19 August 1919 (from UK
control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 19
August (1919)
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Constitution:
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new constitution drafted
14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004; signed 16 January 2004 |
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Legal system:
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according to the new
constitution, no law should be "contrary to Islam"; the state is obliged
to create a prosperous and progressive society based on social justice,
protection of human dignity, protection of human rights, realization of
democracy, and to ensure national unity and equality among all ethnic
groups and tribes; the state shall abide by the UN charter,
international treaties, international conventions that Afghanistan
signed, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age;
universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state:
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7
December 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head
of government; former King ZAHIR Shah holds the honorific, "Father of
the Country," and presides symbolically over certain occasions, but
lacks any governing authority; the honorific is not hereditary
head of government: President of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); note - the president
is both chief of state and head of government
cabinet: 27 ministers; note - under the new constitution,
ministers are appointed by the president and approved by the National
Assembly
elections: the president and two vice presidents are elected by
direct vote for a five-year term; if no candidate receives 50% or more
of the vote in the first round of voting, the two candidates with the
most votes will participate in a second round; a president can only be
elected for two terms; election last held 9 October 2004 (next to be
held in 2009)
election results: Hamid KARZAI elected president; percent of vote
- Hamid KARZAI 55.4%, Yunus QANOONI 16.3%, Ustad Mohammad MOHAQQEQ
11.6%, Abdul Rashid DOSTAM 10.0%, Abdul Latif PEDRAM 1.4%, Masooda JALAL
1.2% |
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Legislative branch:
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nonfunctioning as of
January 2004; government is empowered by the constitution to issue
legislation by decree until the new assembly is seated; under the new
constitution, the bicameral National Assembly will consist of the Wolesi
Jirga or House of People (no more than 249 seats), directly elected for
a five-year term, and the Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders (102 seats,
one third elected from provincial councils for a four-year term, one
third elected from local district councils for a three-year term, and
one third presidential appointees for a five-year term; the presidential
appointees will include two representatives of Kuchis and two
representatives of the disabled; half of the presidential appointees
will be women)
note: on rare occasions the government may convene the Loya Jirga
on issues of independence, national sovereignty, and territorial
integrity; it can amend the provisions of the constitution and prosecute
the president; it is made up of members of the National Assembly and
chairpersons of the provincial and district councils
elections: scheduled for spring 2005 |
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Judicial branch:
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the new constitution
establishes a nine-member Stera Mahkama or Supreme Court (its nine
justices are appointed for 10-year terms by the president with approval
of the Wolesi Jirga) and subordinate High Courts and Appeals Courts;
there is also a Minister of Justice; a separate Afghan Independent Human
Rights Commission established by the Bonn Agreement is charged with
investigating human rights abuses and war crimes
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Political parties and leaders:
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note - includes only
political parties approved by the Ministry of Justice: Afghan Millat
[Anwarul Haq AHADI]; De Afghanistan De Solay Ghorzang Gond [Shahnawaz
TANAI]; De Afghanistan De Solay Mili Islami Gond [Shah Mahmood Polal
ZAI]; Harakat-e-Islami Afghanistan [Mohammad Asif MOHSINEE];
Hezb-e-Aarman-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Iihaj Saraj-u-din ZAFAREE];
Hezb-e-Aazadee Afghanistan [Abdul MALIK]; Hezb-e-Adalat-e-Islami
Afghanistan [Mohammad Kabeer MARZBAN]; Hezb-e-Afghanistan-e-Wahid
[Mohammad Wasil RAHEEMEE]; Hezb-e-Afghan Watan Islami Gond [leader NA];
Hezb-e-Congra-e-Mili Afghanistan [Latif PEDRAM];
Hezb-e-Falah-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Mohammad ZAREEF];
Hezb-e-Libral-e-Aazadee Khwa-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Ajmal SOHAIL];
Hezb-e-Hambastagee Mili Jawanan-e-Afghanistan [Mohammad Jamil KARZAI];
Hezb-e-Hamnbatagee-e-Afghanistan [Abdul Khaleq NEMAT];
Hezb-e-Harakat-e-Mili Wahdat-e-Afghanistan [Mohammad Nadir AATASH];
Hezb-e-Harak-e-Islami Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Ilhaj Said Hssain ANWARY];
Hezb-e-Ifazat Az Uqoq-e-Bashar Wa Inkishaf-e-Afghanistan [Baryalai
NASRATEE]; Hezb-e-Istiqlal-e-Afghanistan [Dr. Gh. Farooq NIJZRABEE];
Hezb-e-Jamhoree Khwahan [Sibghatullah SANJAR]; Hezb-e-Kar Wa
Tawsiha-e-Afghanistan [Zulfiar OMID]; Hezb-e-Mili Afghanistan [Abdul
Rasheed AARYAN]; Hezb-e-Mili Wahdat-e-Aqwam-e-Islami Afghanistan
[Mohammad Shah KHOGYANEE]; Hezb-e-Nuhzhat-e-Mili Afghanistan [Ahmad Wali
MASOUD]; Hezb-e-Paiwand-e-Mili Afghanistan [Said Mansoor NADIRI];
Hezb-e-Rastakhaiz-e-Islami Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Said ZAHIR];
Hezb-e-Refah-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Mia Gul WASEEQ];
Hezb-e-Risalat-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Noor Aqa ROEEN];
Hezb-e-Sahadat-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Mohammad Zubair PAIROZ];
Hezb-e-Sahadat-e-Mili Wa Islami Afghanistan [Mohammad Usman SALIGZADA];
Hezb-e-Sulh-e-Mili Islami Aqwam-e-Afghanistan [Abdul Qahir SHARYATEE];
Hezb-e-Sulh Wa Wahdat-e-Mili Afghanistan [Abdul Qadir IMAMEE];
Hezb-e-Tafahum-e-Wa Democracy Afghanistan [Ahamad SHAHEEN];
Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami Afghanistan [Mohammad Karim KHALILI];
Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami Mardum-e-Afghanistan [Ustad Mohammad MOHAQQEQ];
Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Mili Afghanistan [Abdul Rasheed Jalili];
Jamahat-ul-Dahwat ilal Qurhan-wa-Sunat-ul-Afghanistan [Mawlawee
Samiullah NAJEEBEE]; Jombesh-e Milli [Abdul Rashid DOSTAM]; Mahaz-e-Mili
Islami Afghanistan [Said Ahmad GAILANEE]; Majmah-e-Mili
Fahaleen-e-Sulh-e-Afghanistan [Shams ul Haq Noor SHAMS];
Nuhzat-e-Aazadee Wa democracy Afghanistan [Abdul Raqeeb Jawid
KUHISTANEE]; Nuhzat-e-Hambastagee Mili Afghanistan [Peer Said Ishaq
GAILANEE]; Sazman-e-Islami Afghanistan-e-Jawan [Siad Jawad HUSSAINEE];
Tahreek Wahdat-e-Mili [Sultan Mahmood DHAZI] (30 Sep 2004) |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Jamiat-e Islami (Society
of Islam) [former President Burhanuddin RABBANI]; Ittihad-e Islami
(Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan), [Abdul Rasul SAYYAF];
there are also small monarchist, communist, and democratic groups |
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International organization participation:
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AsDB, CP, ECO, FAO, G-77,
GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MIGA, NAM, NATO, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, SACEP,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer),
WToO |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Said Tayeb JAWAD
chancery: 2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] 202-483-6410
FAX: [1] 202-483-6488
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Zalmay KHALILZAD
embassy: The Great Masood Road, Kabul
mailing address: 6180 Kabul Place, Dulles, VA 20189-6180
telephone: [00] (2) 230-0436
FAX: [0093] (2) 230-1364 |
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Flag description:
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three equal vertical
bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a gold emblem centered on
the red band; the emblem features a temple-like structure encircled by a
wreath on the left and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above
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Economy - overview:
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Afghanistan's economic
outlook has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime
in 2001 because of the infusion of over $2 billion in international
assistance, recovery of the agricultural sector, and the reestablishment
of market institutions. Agriculture boomed in 2003 with the end of a
four-year drought, but drought conditions returned for the southern half
of the country in 2004. Despite the progress of the past few years,
Afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on
foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. It will
probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and
attention to raise Afghanistan's living standards up from its current
status among the lowest in the world. Much of the population continues
to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical
care, and jobs, but the Afghan government and international donors
remain committed to improving access to these basic necessities by
prioritizing infrastructure development, education, housing development,
jobs programs, and economic reform over the next year. Growing political
stability and continued international commitment to Afghan
reconstruction create an optimistic outlook for maintaining improvements
in the Afghan economy in 2005. Expanding poppy cultivation and a growing
opium trade may account for one-third of GDP and looms as one of Kabul's
most serious policy challenges. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity -
$21.5 billion (2003 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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7.5% (2004 est.) |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity -
$800 (2003 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 60%
industry: 20%
services: 20% (1990 est.) |
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Labor force:
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11.8 million (2001 est.)
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture 80%, industry
10%, services 10% (2004 est.) |
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Unemployment rate:
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NA |
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Population below poverty line:
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53% (2003) |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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10.3% (2003) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $300
million
expenditures: $609 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY04-05 budget) |
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Agriculture - products:
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opium, wheat, fruits,
nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins |
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Industries:
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small-scale production of
textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets;
natural gas, coal, copper |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA |
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Electricity - production:
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540 million kWh (2002)
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 36.3%
hydro: 63.7%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
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Electricity - consumption:
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652.2 million kWh (2002)
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Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - imports:
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150 million kWh (2002)
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Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - consumption:
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3,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - exports:
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NA |
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Oil - imports:
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NA |
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Oil - proved reserves:
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0 bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas - production:
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220 million cu m (2001
est.)
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Natural gas - consumption:
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220 million cu m (2001
est.)
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Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.) |
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Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.) |
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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49.98 billion cu m (1
January 2002)
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Exports:
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$446 million (not
including illicit exports or reexports) (FY03-04) |
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Exports - commodities:
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opium, fruits and nuts,
handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and
semi-precious gems
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Exports - partners:
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India 23.1%, Pakistan
20.5%, US 12.9%, Germany 6% (2004) |
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Imports:
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$3.759 billion (FY03-04)
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Imports - commodities:
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capital goods, food,
textiles, petroleum products |
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Imports - partners:
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Pakistan 25.2%, US 8.7%,
South Korea 7.7%, India 7.6%, Germany 6.5%, Turkmenistan 4.5%, Turkey
4.1% (2004) |
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Debt - external:
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$8 billion in bilateral
debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to
Multilateral Development Banks (2004) |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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international pledges
made by more than 60 countries and international financial institutions
at the Berlin Donors Conference for Afghan reconstruction in March 2004
reached $8.9 billion for 2004-09 |
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Currency (code):
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afghani (AFA) |
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Currency code:
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AFA |
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Exchange rates:
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afghanis per US dollar -
3,000 (2004), 3,000 (2003), 3,000 (2002), 3,000 (2001), 3,000 (2000)
note: in 2002, the afghani was revalued and the currency
stabilized at about 50 afghanis to the dollar; before 2002, the market
rate varied widely from the official rate |
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Fiscal year:
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21 March - 20 March
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Communications |
Afghanistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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33,100 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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15,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment:
very limited telephone and telegraph service
domestic: telephone service improving with the establishment of
two mobile phone operators by 2003; telephone main lines remain weak
with only 0.1 line per 10 people
international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul,
Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and
domestic voice and data connectivity |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 23, shortwave 1
(broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2003)
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Radios:
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167,000 (1999) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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at least 10 (one
government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations
in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced
schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching
four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998) |
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Televisions:
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100,000 (1999) |
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Internet country code:
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.af |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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1,000 (2002) |
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Communications - note:
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in March 2003 'af' was
established as Afghanistan's domain name; Internet access is growing
through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul that are
part of a nationwide network proposed by the Transitional Authority for
Internet access (2002)
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Transportation |
Afghanistan |
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Highways:
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total: 21,000 km
paved: 2,793 km
unpaved: 18,207 km (1999 est.) |
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Waterways:
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1,200 km
note: chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT
(2004) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 387 km (2004) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
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Airports:
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47 (2004 est.) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 10
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 37
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 11 (2004 est.) |
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Heliports:
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5 (2004 est.) |
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Military branches:
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Afghan National Army
(includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005) |
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Military manpower - military age and obligation:
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22 years of age;
inductees are contracted into service for a 4-year term (2005) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 22-49:
4,952,812 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 22-49:
2,662,946 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 275,362
(2005 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$188.4 million (2004)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.6% (2004) |
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Transnational Issues |
Afghanistan |
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Disputes - international:
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the UN has been able to
repatriate over two million Afghan refugees but several million more
continue to reside in Iran and Pakistan in camps and elsewhere, many at
their own choosing; Coalition and Pakistani forces continue to patrol
remote tribal areas to control the borders and stem organized terrorist
and other illegal cross-border activities; regular meetings between
Pakistani and Coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of
boundary encroachments; occasional conflicts over water-sharing
arrangements with Amu Darya and Helmand River states |
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Refugees and internally displaced persons:
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IDPs: 167,000 -
200,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to
drought and instability) (2004) |
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Illicit drugs:
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world's largest producer
of opium; cultivation of opium poppy reached unprecedented level of
206,700 hectares in 2004; counterdrug efforts largely unsuccessful;
potential opium production of 4,950 metric tons; potential heroin
production of 582 metric tons if all opium was processed; source of
hashish; many narcotics-processing labs throughout the country; drug
trade source of instability and some antigovernment groups profit from
the trade; 80-90% of the heroin consumed in Europe comes from Afghan
opium; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering through informal
financial networks |
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