The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Geography Afghanistan

      Location:

       Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

      Geographic coordinates:

       33 00 N, 65 00 E

      Map references:

       Asia

      Area:

       total: 647,500 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 647,500 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly smaller than Texas

      Land boundaries:

       total: 5,529 km

       border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km,

       Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km

      Coastline:

       0 km (landlocked)

      Maritime claims:

       none (landlocked)

      Climate:

       arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

      Terrain:

       mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m

       highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m

      Natural resources:

       natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites,

       sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones

      Land use: arable land: 12.13% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 87.65% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       23,860 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding;

       droughts

      Environment - current issues:

       limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of

       potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of

       the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building

       materials); desertification; air and water pollution

      Environment - international agreements:

       party to: Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental

       Modification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban

       signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous

       Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation

      Geography - note:

       landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to

       southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the

       country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan

       Corridor)

      People Afghanistan

      Population:

       28,717,213 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 41.8% (male 6,123,971; female 5,868,013)

       15–64 years: 55.4% (male 8,240,743; female 7,671,242)

       65 years and over: 2.8% (male 427,710; female 385,534) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.9 years

       male: 19.1 years

       female: 18.7 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       3.38%

       note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and

       its continuing impact (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       40.63 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       17.15 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       10.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 142.48 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 138.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 145.99 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 46.97 years

       male: 47.67 years

       female: 46.23 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       5.64 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.01% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       NA

      Nationality:

       noun: Afghan(s)

       adjective: Afghan

      Ethnic groups:

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