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Afghanistan

Published on Nov 18, 2015

factsyou may not know but would probably like to learn about Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

By Kylee Almquist
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  • land area of 251,825 square miles
  • arid climate with cold winter and hot summer
  • population of 30.5 million
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Hindu Kush

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Northern Plains

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Southwestern Plateau

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Central Highlands

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Kijaki Dam

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Dahla Dam

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Naghulu Dam

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Band E Amir

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Qargha

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rapid growth

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The affects the environment has on people:

turmoil, forests, and wetlands (depleted by farming/grazing)

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affects people have on the environment

war destroyed forest and increased carbon emission
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Fun Facts

  • birth rate - 38.84
  • death rate - 14.12
  • rate of natural increase - 24.72
  • net migration - (-1.83)
  • total fertility - 5.43
  • life expectancy - 60.51
  • literacy - 31.7%
  • population under 15 - 42%
  • population over 65 - 2.5%
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  • GDP - 20.72
  • GDP Per Capita - 664.76
  • Infant mortality rate - 117.23
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national language: Pashto or Dari (Persian)
religion: Islam - Sunnies beleive themselves to follow the Sunnah "custom" or "tradition" of the prophet (80% of population is)

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Customs Tradition & Culture

  • Islam religion
  • Pray 5 times a day
  • Holy day on Friday
  • fast during the month of ramada
  • patricipate is festivals
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Ramadan: is when you must fast for a month (the ninth month of the Islamic calender). What you must do for fasting is avoid using or doing something. During Ramadan the fast food drinking smoking and gum chewing. If you are foreign you don't have to participate but you must not do them in public.

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Festivals

  • Ashura
  • Nau Roz
  • Mawleed al Nabi
  • Labour Day
  • Jeshyn
  • Ramadan
  • Eid e Fitr
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Top natural resources

(Minerals)- gold, copper, uranium, cobalt, and natural gas
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What caused drought?

  • war
  • climate change
  • lack of education on clean water
  • sanitation
  • geographical consraint
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Rank of Development

175- on income index 1,000 (GNI)
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Trade Agreements

  • Transist Trade Agreement - Pakistan and Afghanistan
  • India - Afghanistan Preferential Trading Agreement
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Economic System

  • agriculture -24.6%
  • industry - 21.8%
  • services - 53.5%
  • extremely poor
  • landlocked
  • (has improved since 2001 Taliban regime)
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negative affect on growth

  • one of the lowest living standards
  • new president dedicated to economic reforms
  • draw down on security
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political sytem

  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Landlocked within Asia
  • population of about 30 million
  • 42nd most populated country in the world
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Leader: Muhammad Ashraf Ghani

Party: Independent 
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Independence Movements

  • Independence from Britain
  • Independence Day
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urban 23% rural 70%
migrants-Pakistan and Iran
lack-electricity and sanitation

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The carbon emissions went from a low in early 2000's to an almost high of .29 metric tons

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Kylee Almquist