Afghanistan
Ethnic Groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz)
Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism, but Dari functions as the lingua franca Religion: Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.) |
Total Area of Afghanistan: 252,072 mi² (652,230 sq km)
Land Area: 652,230 sq km Water Area: 652,230 sq km Size Comparative to U.S Territories: The U.S. and it's territories (including it's commonwealth) is 3,805.943.26 sq. miles which makes the U.S. 3,653,871.26 sq. miles bigger than Afghanistan. All Countries That Border Afghanistan: Afghanistan is bordered by Iran on the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the north,China on the northeast, and Pakistan on the east and south. Total Distance of Land Boundaries: 5,529km Total Distance of Coastline: Okm (has no coastline) Description of Climate: Weather Averages and Climate in Afghanistan. The climate is typical of an arid or semiarid steppe, with cold winters and dry summers. The mountain regions of the northeast are subarctic with dry and cold winters. Description of Terrain: Afghanistan's terrain is about 75% mountains. The Hindu Kush mountains, considered an extension of the Himalayas, generally run northeast to southwest and divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country, with plains in the north and southwest. Highest Elevation: he Hindu Kush mountain range (7,492 m [24,580 ft]) Lowest Elevation: Amu Darya, 258 m (846 ft) Population:
33,332,025 (July 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 Age structure: 0-14 years: 41.03% (male 6,947,939/female 6,728,983) 15-24 years: 22.49% (male 3,816,369/female 3,678,657) 25-54 years: 30.01% (male 5,095,905/female 4,907,019) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 640,813/female 660,121) 65 years and over: 2.57% (male 396,124/female 460,095) (2016 est.) population pyramid: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 87% youth dependency ratio: 82.3% elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% potential support ratio: 21.7% (2015 est.) Median age: total: 18.6 years male: 18.5 years female: 18.6 years (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 208 Population growth rate: 2.34% (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 Birth rate: 38.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 Death rate: 13.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 Net migration rate: -1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 Urbanization: urban population: 26.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 3.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major urban areas - population: KABUL (capital) 4.635 million (2015) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) Mother's mean age at first birth: 20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) Maternal mortality rate: 396 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 Infant mortality rate: total: 112.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 120.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 105 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 Life expectancy at birth: total population: 51.3 years male: 49.9 years female: 52.7 years (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 222 Total fertility rate: 5.22 children born/woman (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 10 Contraceptive prevalence rate: 21.2% (2010/11) Health expenditures: 5.3% of GDP (2014) country comparison to the world: 46 Physicians density: 0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013) Hospital bed density: 0.5 beds/1,000 population (2012) Drinking water source: improved: urban: 78.2% of population rural: 47% of population total: 55.3% of population unimproved: urban: 21.8% of population rural: 53% of population total: 44.7% of population (2015 est.) Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 45.1% of population rural: 27% of population total: 31.9% of population unimproved: urban: 54.9% of population rural: 73% of population total: 68.1% of population (2015 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.04% (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 6,900 (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 HIV/AIDS - deaths: 300 (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2016) Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 2.4% (2014) country comparison to the world: 182 Education expenditures: NA Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.2% male: 52% female: 24.2% (2015 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 11 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2014) Child labor - children ages 5-14: total number: 2,082,722 percentage: 25.3% |