Afganistán
- Official Name:
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Afghanistan)
- Area:
- 647.500 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 31.889.923 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Kabul
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 34 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Daykondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol
- Language(s):
- Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
- Nationality:
- Afghan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 4.5.
- Member of:
- AsDB, CP, ECO, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .af
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Afghani (AFA) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD800 (2004 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 8.800.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 8% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 38%
- Industry:24%
- Services: 38%
- Labor force:
- 15 million (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 80%
- Industry: 10%
- Services 10%
- Unemployment rate:
- 40% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 16,3% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD269.000.000
- Expenditures: USD561.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 471.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
- Exports - Partners:
- US 25.8%, India 21.2%, Pakistan 20.3%, Finland 4.1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 3.870.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
- Imports - partners:
- Pakistan 39%, US 9,6%, Germany 5,6%, India 5,3%, Turkey 4,2%, Turkmenistan 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 8.000.000.000 in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004)
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