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Afghanistan is located in Southern Asia, bordered by Pakistan in the southeast, Iran in the west, and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan towards the north.
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population: 32.7 million. 3.2 million Afghans live as refugees in other countries. Afghanistan has the 5th highest birth rate in the world.
size: 251,825 square miles.
health: Due to the high infant mortality rate, the average Afghan lives only 43.7 years. The infant mortality rate is 15.5%, the third highest in the world. Afghanistan has the third lowest rate of AIDS infection in the world.
culture: Afghans are mostly bilingual, but 71.9% of the population is illiterate. A total of 35 languages are spoken in Afghanistan. 99% of the population is Muslim: 80% are Sunni, and 19% are Shi'a.
economy: Afghanistan has an unemployment rate of 40%, with 53% of Afghans living in poverty. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of both opium and heroin.
last updated 2/14/08 sources
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Lifting Praises—Issue 28
“The kids there are tough as nails,” said U.S. Marine Colonel Hobie Smith, who attends CC Santa Barbara and served in Bagram, 30 miles north of the capital city of Kabul. “Of all ...
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God's Light Shining—Issue 26
“The kids there are tough as nails,” said U.S. Marine Colonel Hobie Smith, who attends CC Santa Barbara and served in Bagram, 30 miles north of the capital city of Kabul. “Of all ...
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