ACOG - Afghanistan  - IBM

Geography

Location: Southern Asia, north of Pakistan

Area:
total area: 647,500 sq km
land area: 647,500 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas

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


People

Population: 21,251,821 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42% (female 4,342,218; male 4,507,141)
15-64 years: 56% (female 5,406,675; male 6,443,734)
65 years and over: 2% (female 256,443; male 295,610)

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 population: 45.37 years
male: 45.98 years
female: 44.72 years

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.)
total population: 29%
male: 44%
female: 14%


Government

Names:
conventional long form: Islamic State of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan

Type: transitional government

Capital: Kabul

Independence: 19 August 1919 (from UK)

Constitution: none


Economy

National product:

National product real growth rate:

National product per capita:

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 56.7%

Unemployment rate:

Electricity:
capacity: 480,000 kW
production: 550 million kWh
consumption per capita: 39 kWh



Olympic Factoid
The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts.