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

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СКАЧАТЬ pressure groups and leaders:

       NA; note - ministries formed under the Transitional Islamic State

       of Afghanistan (TISA) include former influential Afghans, diaspora

       members, and former political leaders

      International organization participation:

       AsDB, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,

       ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM

       (observer), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,

       UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: ambassador Seyyed Tayeb JAWAD

       chancery: 2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

       FAX: 202–483-6487

       consulate(s) general: New York

       telephone: 202–483-6410

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Robert Patrick John FINN; note -

       embassy in Kabul reopened 16 December 2001, following closure in

       January 1989

       embassy: Great Masood Road, Kabul

       mailing address: 6180 Kabul Place, Dulles, VA 20189–6180

       telephone: [93] (2) 290002, 290005, 290154

       FAX: 00932290153

      Flag description:

       three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a

       gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a

       temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right

       and by a bold Islamic inscription above

      Economy Afghanistan

      Economy - overview:

       Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly

       dependent on foreign aid, farming and livestock raising (sheep and

       goats), and trade with neighboring countries. Economic

       considerations have played second fiddle to political and military

       upheavals during more than two decades of war, including the nearly

       10-year Soviet military occupation (which ended 15 February 1989).

       During that conflict, one-third of the population fled the country,

       with Pakistan and Iran sheltering a combined peak of 4 to 6 million

       refugees. Gross domestic product has fallen substantially over the

       past 20 years because of the loss of labor and capital and the

       disruption of trade and transport; severe drought added to the

       nation's difficulties in 1998–2002. The majority of the population

       continues to suffer from insufficient food, clothing, housing, and

       medical care, and a dearth of jobs, problems exacerbated by

       political uncertainties and the general level of lawlessness.

       International efforts to rebuild Afghanistan were addressed at the

       Tokyo Donors Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in January 2002,

       when $4.5 billion was pledged, $1.7 billion for 2002. Of that

       approximately $900 million was directed to humanitarian aid - food,

       clothing, and shelter - and another $90 million for the Afghan

       Transitional Authority. Further World Bank and other aid came in

       2003. Priority areas for reconstruction include upgrading education,

       health, and sanitation facilities; providing income generating

       opportunities; enhancing administrative and security arrangements,

       especially in regional areas; developing the agricultural sector;

       rebuilding transportation, energy, and telecommunication

       infrastructure; and reabsorbing 2 million returning refugees. The

       replacement of the opium trade - which may account for one-third of

       GDP - and the search for oil and gas resources in the northern

       region are two major long-term issues.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $19 billion (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       NA%

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $700 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 60% industry: 20% services: 20% (1990 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       NA%

      Labor force:

       10 million (2000 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (1990 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

       NA%

      Budget:

       revenues: $200 million

       expenditures: $550 million, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (2003 plan est.)

      Industries:

       small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes,

       fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper

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