President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
30,419,928
73,126
Life Expectancy
49.720 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Kabul
Largest city
Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0
0.797
GDP per capita
$1,000 US
Literacy Rate
28.1%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
1.5
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.9%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
35.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
Islamic republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
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
English (official), French patois
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
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
652,230 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
0 km
148 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
