Development & INDUSTRY
Population: 31,281,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $2,000
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: n/a
Women as % of Parliament: 27%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2,430,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 29%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 14%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: n/a
Economy: Big Mac Index: n/a
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -2.2%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.374
Economy: Technology Index: n/a
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 1.7
Education: Education Spending (% of GDP): n/a
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 42.96
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: n/a
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $13.5
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.4
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.19
Media: Televisions (total number): 100,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions: n/a
% of GDP as Industry: 25.6%
Total Labor Force: 7.512 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 5.7%
Unemployment Rate: 35%
Public Debt % of GDP: n/a
Inflation Rate: 6.8%
Industries: small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
Value of Exports: $376 million
Export Commodities: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
Export Partners and %: Pakistan 32.2%, India 27%, Tajikistan 8.5%, US 6.2%
Value of Imports: $6.39 billion
Import Commodities: machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Import Partners and %: Pakistan 24.3%, US 18%, Russia 8.7%, India 5.8%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: Afghanis (AFA) per US dollar -50.9
Electricity Production: 986.1 million kWh
Electricity Consumption: 2.489 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 23.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 76.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 4,229 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 140 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 140 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 13,500
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 18 million
# of Internet Hosts: 223
# of Internet Users: 1 million
# of Airports (total): 52
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 23
# of km of Roadways (total): 42,150 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 12,350 km
# km of Waterways: 1,200 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $2,000
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: n/a
Women as % of Parliament: 27%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2,430,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 29%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 14%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: n/a
Economy: Big Mac Index: n/a
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -2.2%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.374
Economy: Technology Index: n/a
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 1.7
Education: Education Spending (% of GDP): n/a
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 42.96
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: n/a
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $13.5
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.4
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.19
Media: Televisions (total number): 100,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions: n/a
% of GDP as Industry: 25.6%
Total Labor Force: 7.512 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 5.7%
Unemployment Rate: 35%
Public Debt % of GDP: n/a
Inflation Rate: 6.8%
Industries: small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
Value of Exports: $376 million
Export Commodities: opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
Export Partners and %: Pakistan 32.2%, India 27%, Tajikistan 8.5%, US 6.2%
Value of Imports: $6.39 billion
Import Commodities: machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Import Partners and %: Pakistan 24.3%, US 18%, Russia 8.7%, India 5.8%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: Afghanis (AFA) per US dollar -50.9
Electricity Production: 986.1 million kWh
Electricity Consumption: 2.489 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 23.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 76.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 4,229 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 140 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 140 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 13,500
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 18 million
# of Internet Hosts: 223
# of Internet Users: 1 million
# of Airports (total): 52
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 23
# of km of Roadways (total): 42,150 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 12,350 km
# km of Waterways: 1,200 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Kheyrabad, Shir Khan