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GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, north of Pakistan
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,529 km, China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 21,251,821 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 14.47% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 42.69 births/1,000 population Death rate: 18.53 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 120.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 152.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.21 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) Religions: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1% Languages: Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarilyUzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai)4%, much bilingualism
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: transitional government Capital: Kabul Independence: 19 August 1919 (from UK) Constitution: none
EconomyNational product: National product real growth rate: National product per capita: Inflation rate (consumer prices): 56.7% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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