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Afghanistan :

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central asia . 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world.

Capital------- kabul

large parts of the country are dry

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There are limited natural fresh water sources, and most of the land has been overgrazed and deforested, causing desertification and soil degradation, making farming difficult.
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most of the country's water (approx. 70%) flows into neighboring countries of Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and others or end up at dry deserts.
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At 249,984 sqmi (647,456 km2), Afghanistan is the world's 41st-largest country

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The state needs more than $2 billion to rehabilitate its irrigation systems so that the water is properly managed
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Map and important data

Capital: Kabul Area: 251,825 sq mi; slightly smaller than Texas Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 estimate) 80% Sunni Muslim, 19% Shia Muslim Main ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek GDP per capita: purchasing power parity $1000 Over 80% of labor force is employed in agriculture (farming, sheep, goats) Covered by an estimated 5-7 million landmines Leading illicit opium producer in 2005 supplying 89% of the opium produced in the world. 1/3 of the GDP comes from opium trade

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Economic Factors:
Basis
GDP Real growth rate GDP

Afganistan australia GDP

$16.63 billion 2.7%

India india
$153 billion 10.4% (est.) $1,265

GDP real growth 2.7% 2010 Per capita GDP $1,000 rate Per capita GDP
agriculture

cattle&calves,wheat,milk,fr rice, wheat, oilseed, Natural resources uits&nuts,vegetable,wool cotton, jute, tea,

industry

Agricultaure

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2000 included textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement, handwoven carpets, natural gas, coal, and copper $603 million $8.27 billiion

$41,000

sugarcane, lentils, onions textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement

trade exports $265.5 billion $504.16 billion

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imports

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The Afghan Ministry of Finance is focusing on improved revenue collection and public sector expenditure discipline. Since 2003, over 16 new banks have opened in the country, including Afghanistan International Bank, Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, Pashtany Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, First Micro Finance Bank, and others. 4/21/12 Da Afghanistan Bank serves as the

Transport and communications

Telecommunication services.
services in the country are provided by Afghan Wireless, Etisalat, Roshan, MTN Group and Afghan Telecom. In 2006, the Afghan Ministry of Communications signed a $64.5 million agreement with ZTE for the establishment of a countrywide optical fiber cable network. As of 2009, the country has 129,300 fixed telephone lines about 12 million mobile phonesubscribersand 1 million internet users. [

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Transport services
domestic flights between Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif. International flights include to Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul and a number of other Asian destinations.[190] There are also limited domestic and international flight services available from the locally owned Kam Air, Pamir Airways and Safi Airways.

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The country has limited rail service