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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. over 3 million Afghans live as refugees in other countries. Afghanistan has the 4th highest birth rate in the world.
size: 251,773 square miles.
health: The average Afghan lives only 44.21 years—the tenth shortest lifespan of any nation. The infant mortality rate is 15.5%, the third highest in the world. Afghanistan has one of the lowest rates of HIV infection in the world.
culture: Afghans are mostly bilingual, but 71.9% of the population is illiterate. At least 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 more than 42% of Afghans living in poverty. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of both opium and heroin.
last updated 1/7/09 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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