Afghanistan 
March 16, 2018 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Afghanistan, Country Information 

Afghanistan
Drop by Drop, a River is Made.

General
Population: 29,835,392 (2011)
Land Area: 647,500 sq km
Natural Resources: Natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barite, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stone
Capital: Kabul
Political System: Islamic Republic
State Leader: Hamid Karzai (2004)
Languages: Dari , Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashai
Currency: Afghani (AFA)
Major Religions: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
Major Ethnicities: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Life Expectancy: 44.64 years (2009) 

Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 16.63 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 29.81 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 1,000 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: 8.9% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 31%, Industry 26%, Services 43% (2008)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 78.6%, Industry 5.7%, Services 15.7% (2008)
Industries: Small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement, hand-woven carpets, natural gas, coal, copper
Agriculture Products: Opium, wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
Human Development Index: 0.349
Tourism Revenue: 1 million (1998)
Unemployment Rate: 35% (2008)

Military
Army Size: 27 000 (2004)
Budget: 1.9% of GDP (2006)

Current Situation
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. It is currently in reconstruction, following the US lead invasion in 2001 to overthrow the Taliban regime. Nato troops are deployed in Afghanistan with the support of the United Nations under the designation of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force). Multi-million dollar investments are being spent on the reconstruction of the country, but the war against the Taliban is still ongoing. The future looks dim for Afghanistan as Western powers are nearing the end dates of their missions there, and public opinion is mostly against a redeployment, the situation will have to improve quickly or Afghanistan will have to consider other options, including making peace with the Taliban.
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Sources :
CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan
The Economist: The World In 2010
Wikipedia: Afghanistan