People (Afghanistan)
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     Population:
       16,494,145 (July 1993 est.)
     Population growth rate:
       2.45% (1993 est.)
     Birth rate:
       43.83 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Death rate:
       19.33 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Net migration rate:
       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Infant mortality rate:
       158.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
     Life expectancy at birth:
      total population:
       44.41 years
      male:
       45.09 years
      female:
       43.71 years (1993 est.)
     Total fertility rate:
       6.34 children born/woman (1993 est.)
     Nationality:
      noun:
       Afghan(s)
      adjective:
       Afghan
     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 (primarily Uzbek and
       Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much
       bilingualism
     Literacy:
       age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
      total population:
       29%
      male:
       44%
      female:
       14%
     Labor force:
       4.98 million
      by occupation:
       agriculture and animal husbandry 67.8%, industry 10.2%, construction 6.3%,
       commerce 5.0%, services and other 10.7% (1980 est.)