People (Afghanistan)
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     Population:
         US Bureau of the Census - 16,095,664 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992)
         and excludes 3,750,796 refugees in Pakistan and 1,607,281 refugees in Iran;
         note - another report indicates a July 1990 population of 16,904,904,
         including 3,271,580 refugees in Pakistan and 1,277,700 refugees in Iran
     Birth rate:
         44 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         20 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992); note - there are flows across the border
         in both directions, but data are fragmentary and unreliable
     Infant mortality rate:
         162 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         45 years male, 43 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.4 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Afghan(s); adjective - Afghan
     Ethnic divisions:
         Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%; minor ethnic groups include
         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 (primarily Uzbek and
         Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%; much
         bilingualism
     Literacy:
         29% (male 44%, female 14%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         4,980,000; agriculture and animal husbandry 67.8%, industry 10.2%,
         construction 6.3%, commerce 5.0%, services and other 10.7%, (1980 est.)
     Organized labor:
         some small government-controlled unions existed under the former regime but
         probably now have disbanded