The 1997 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Flag description

       Government—note

      Economy

      Economy—overview GDP GDP—real growth GDP—per capita GDP—composition by sector agriculture industry services

      Inflation rate—consumer price index

       Labor force

       total

       by occupation

      Unemployment rate Budget revenues expenditures

      Industries Industrial production growth rate Electricity—capacity Electricity—production Electricity—consumption per capita Agriculture—products Exports total value commodities partners

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       total value

       commodities

       partners

      Debt—external

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       donor

       recipient

      Currency

       Exchange rates

       Fiscal year

      Communications

      Telephones Telephone system domestic international

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       Radios

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       Televisions

       Communications—note

      Transportation

      Railways

       total

       broad gauge

       dual gauge

       narrow gauge

       other gauges

       standard gauge

      Highways

       total

       paved

       unpaved

      Waterways

       Pipelines

       Ports and harbors

       Merchant marine

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       ships by type

      Airports

       Airports—with paved runways

       total

       over 3,047m

       2,438 to 3,047m

       1,524 to 2,437m

       914 to 1,523m

       under 914m

      Airports—with unpaved runways

       total

       over 3,047m

       2,438 to 3,047m

       1,524 to 2,437m

       914 to 1,523m

       under 914m

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       Transportation—note

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      Military branches Military manpower—military age Military manpower—availability males age 15–49 females age 15–49

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      Military manpower—reaching military age annually males females

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      AFGHANISTAN

      @Afghanistan:Geography

      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 land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 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, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones

      Land use: arable land: 12% permanent crops : 0% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 3% other: 39% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 30,000 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding

      Environment - current issues: soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being СКАЧАТЬ