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Afghan Resource Center > Facts & Figures
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Population:
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24.9 million
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Capital:
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Kabul
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Major Language:
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Pashto, Dari (Persian)
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Major Religion:
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Islam
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Monetary Unit:
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1 Afghani = 100 puls
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Main Exports:
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Fruit and nuts, carpets, wool, opium.
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Internet Domain:
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.af
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International Dialing Code:
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+93
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Education:
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There are four million children in education, there 1.2 million girls, the goal is to get a million more. Net primary school enrollment ratio in 1995-99 was Male:Female, 53:5, in 2004 it is Male:Female, 42:15. Total adult literacy was 32% in 1995-99, in 2004 it is 36%.
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Child Soldiers:
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There are 8,000 child soldiers in the official army. In February of 2004 the government started to demobilize 2,000 child soldiers. 400 children are killed every month from landmines
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Health Facts:
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One woman dies every 20 minutes in pregnancy/childbirth. In 2002 the leading cause of death for women was pregnancy and childbirth. There are 500 trained Midwives for a female population of 11 million.
Life expectancy in 2001 was 46, in 2004 it is 43. Under-five mortality rate in 2001 was 4, in 2004 it is 4.
Cases of the measles in 2000 were 1,400 per month, in 2003 it was 40 cases per month. Reported cases of polio in 1999 were 27, in 2003 there were 7, and in 2004 there have been 3.
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