Afghanistan

1. Land
area:

652,230 sq km
2. Highest point: Noshak 7,485 m
3. Percent of country arable land: 12.13%
4. Climate features: arid to semiarid; cold winters and
hot summers
5. A list of natural resources: natural gas, petroleum,
coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead,
zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
6. Total renewable water resources: 65 cu km (1997)
7. Population: 28,395,716
8. Population Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.6%
15-64 years: 54%
65 years and over: 2.4%
9. Birth rate/1000: 38.37 births/1,000 population
10. Death rate/1000: 17.83 deaths/1,000 population
11. Sex ratio /100: 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: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female
12. Infant mortality rate /1000 live births: total: 153.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 156.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 149.15 deaths/1,000 live births
13. Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 44.4 years
male: 44.19 years
female: 44.61 years
14. Fertility Rate: 5.5 children born/woman
15. HIV infection Rate: 0.01%
16. Literacy Rate: total population: 28.1%
 male: 43.1%
female: 12.6%
17. Government type: Islamic republic
18. Capital city: Kabul
19. Administrative divisions: 34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan,
Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand,
Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar,
Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul,
Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
20. Legal system type: based on mixed civil and sharia law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
21. Leader or President: Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004)
22. Type of political party in power:
23. Type of government system:
24. Industries: small-scale production of textiles,
soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-
products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral
water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural
gas, coal, copper
25. GDP per capita: $1,000
26. Labor force by sector: 15 million
27. Unemployment rate: 35%
28. Percentage below poverty line: 36%
29. Inflation rate: 30.5%
30. Public debt: $2.7 billion (2008)
31. Oil production: 0 bbl/day
32. Oil consumption: 5,000 bbl/day
33. Oil reserves: 0 bbl
34. Export commodities: opium, fruits and nuts,
handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts,
precious and semi-precious gems
35. Export partners: US 26.47%, India 23.09%,
Pakistan 17.36%, Tajikistan 12.51%
36. Import commodities: machinery and other capital
goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
37. Import partners: Pakistan 26.78%, US 24.81%,
India 5.15%, Germany 5.06%, Russia 4.04%
38. Economic Aid:
39. Currency used: afghani (AFA)
40. Cellular telephones in use: 8.45 million
41. Telephone lines (land lines): 460,000
42. Internet users: 500,000
43. Kilometers of paved and unpaved road: paved: 12,350 km
unpaved: 29,800 km
44. Kilometers of railway: less than 25 km
45. Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP: 1.9% of GDP