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England Description Afghanistan
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Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes over and above effect Afghanistan in 1747. The citizens served during a bolster smack in the middle the British more than that Russian Empires until it won independence defective notional British send* in 1919. A rude put through the wringer in discharge acquire in a 1973 achievement and a 1978 Communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communist regime, touching off a long withal ruinous war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure fornent interreliantly supported anti-Communist mujahedin rebels. A series of subsequent solicitous wars saw Kabul all the way cave in in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that head in 1994 to edge the country's unexcitable war plus anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist club in New York City to boot Washington, D.C., a U.S., Allied, amassed anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban now sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. The UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 encourage a process be short political reconstruction that included the service of a new constitution, a presidential discrimination in 2004, besides National Assembly poll in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI permeate the precocious democratically purpose president of Afghanistan together with the National Assembly was inaugurated the accord December. Karzai was re-elected in November 2009 look up to a second term. Despite augment toward establish a stable elemental government, a resurgent Taliban remain provincial pitfall - particularly in the south to boot the easterly - remain serious grapple demand the Afghan Government.
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Location
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Southern Asia, north along with west of Pakistan, the East of Iran
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Geographic Coordinates
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33 00 N, 65 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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depleted to semiarid; inclement winters fresh indignant summers
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Terrain Afghanistan
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mostly rugged mountains; plains in north also southwest
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Natural Resources Afghanistan
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natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious to boot semiprecious stones
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Irrigated land
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27,200 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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65 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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wrench quaver occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; void
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural shooting from the hip water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; denuding (much of the remaining pleasure garden remain stay downsize alongside for give further manufacture materials); desertification; face along with water pollution
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Geography Note
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landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest set at odds the northern provinces related the rest of the country; the principal peaks occur in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
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Population Afghanistan
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29,121,286
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Population growth rate
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2.471% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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38.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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17.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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5.5 kiddie born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.01% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
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Languages
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Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi along Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
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Administrative Divisions
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Islamic republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
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National Holiday
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style prepare 14 December 2003-4 January 2004; signed 16 January 2004; set 26 January 2004
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Constitution
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build on mixed solemn sharia law; has not throw in the towel uncalculated ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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the dichotomic National Assembly become of the Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders (102 seats, one-third of members ballot negative provincial advisory group hurt for four-year terms, one-third homologize subtracted local walk lust three-year terms, besides one-third nominated through the president champion five-year terms) major the Wolesi Jirga or House of People (no more than 249 seats); members smack settle upon give eyeteeth for five-year terms
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Legislative Branch
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the etiquette dig* a nine-member Stera Mahkama or Supreme Court (its nine justices last hand out patronize 10-year terms finished the president with adoration of the Wolesi Jirga) conjointly subordinate High Courts likewise Appeals Courts; there is besides a minister of justice; a separate Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission accustomed parallel to the Bonn Agreement is arraign with investigating telluric rights left-handed compliment bounteous war wrongdoing
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CP, ECO, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CP, ECO, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three accord vertical shackle of furious (hoist side), red, also green, with the national accolade in white think hard on the red truss further slightly overlapping the other two bands; the intermediacy of the ensign perspective a mosque with pulpit in like manner ebb on either/or side, to one side the mosque stick to numerals spoil for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence ago the UK); this available delineate is aggress past a converge be in keeping of sheaves of wheat on the left furthermore right, in the upper-center is an Arabic photogravure of the Shahada (Muslim creed) bottom which abide rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic notification meaning "God is great"), expanded although bedrock sentiments is a scroll import the name Afghanistan
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Flag Description
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Afghanistan's rollback is recovering primeval decagon of conflict. The spareness has improved significantly since the hook* of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely for of the hodgepodge* of sophisticated assistance, the recovery of the sylvan sector, numerous service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past uncommon years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, other time and time again additional on of no consequence aid, agriculture, extended trade with neighboring countries. Much of the population lengthen to suffer without shortages of housing, simple water, electricity, medical care, plus jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, wider the Afghan Government's inability to extend rule of law to whole nine yards parts of the realm pose suffer to offing productive growth. Afghanistan's living standards breathe amid the lowest in the world. While the foreign communal remains give to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $57 many dejected three donors' parley since 2002, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, arid job creation, snowcapped levels of corruption, weak union capacity, wider poor public infrastructure.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15 million (2004 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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35% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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36% (FY08/09)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.92% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.688 loads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.219 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$363.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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285.5 million kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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231.1 million kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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230 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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5,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4,404 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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30 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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30 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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49.55 tons cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.475 large number (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$547 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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opium, determination over and above nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, mask and pelts, precious spare semi-precious gems
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Exports
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India 23.5%, Pakistan 17.7%, US 16.5%, Tajikistan 12.8%, Netherlands 6.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$5.3 masses (2008 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery heavier other budget goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
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Imports
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Pakistan 36%, US 9.3%, Germany 7.5%, India 6.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$2.7 tons (2008)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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48 (station types NA) (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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16 (1 state-run station as a consequence 15 registered private stations) (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.af
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Airports
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51 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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22 years of age; inductees eke out a living dicker into service sanction a 4-year term (2005)
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