Co-heads of state: Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Urgel, Spain, and Nicolas Sarkozy of France Head of government: Antoni Marti
Population
30,419,928
85,082
Life Expectancy
49.720 years
82.500 years
Capital City
Kabul
Largest city
Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0
0
GDP per capita
$1,000 US
Literacy Rate
28.1%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
1.5
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.9%
25%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
35.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
Islamic republic
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Independence date
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
External Debt
$1,280,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
0
Location
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Area
652,230 km sq
468 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
