Afghanistan 2004
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Afghanistan has a total land area slightly smaller than Texas with a population of 28 million in 2002, 40% of which are under 15 years old. Literacy is only 32% and the GDP per capita is just $800. Agriculture employs 70% of the labor force. The country has ethnic groups of Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara and others and faces challenges of poverty, lack of infrastructure, and health issues like infant mortality of 15%.
Afghanistan 2004
- 1. Afghanistan Ed Brady - 2004
- 2. Afghanistan: Snapshot of the country Total Land Area: 647,500 square kilometers (12% is arable) Comparable Size: Slightly smaller than Texas Population (2002E): 28 million (40% under 15 years old) Infant Mortality Rate (2001E): 15% Life Expectancy at Birth (2001E): 46 years Fertility Rate (2001E): 5.8 children born per woman Ethnic Groups: Pashtun (38%), Tajik (25%), Hazara (19%), other minorities (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baluch) (12%), Uzbek (6%) Literacy (above age 15): 32% GDP (2000E): $21 billion GDP Per Capita (2000E): $800 Labor Force (2000E): 10 million (70% employed in agriculture) Highways (1998): 21,000 kilometers, of which 2,790 kilometers is paved Railways (1998): 24.6 kilometers Telephones (Main lines in use)(1998): 29,000 Televisions (1999): 100,000
- 5. My Neighbors
- 7. Wild Dogs
- 8. Herding Cows in the Streets
- 9. Kids, Goats & Garbage
- 10. Shoe Shine
- 11. Making a Scale
- 12. Fruit Vendor
- 13. Bike Shop
- 14. Soda Vendor
- 16. Ride Sharing
- 17. Hillside Housing
- 18. Culture Shock
- 19. Kids Playing with Chicken
- 20. Same Chicken is Now Dinner
- 21. Spices by the Kabul River
- 22. Baking Naan
- 23. Onion Vendor
- 24. Colgate Wrappers
- 26. Clean Water?
- 27. Fresh Meat?
- 29. Old Time Box Camera
- 30. Selling Newspapers on Chicken Street
- 31. Fixing a Flat
- 32. Local Kids