19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 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
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$1,280,000,000 $
$61,230,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
5
Location
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
652,230 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
0 km
47 km
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
