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OFFICIAL COUNTRY NAME
Afghanistan
ISO COUNTRY CODES
ISO 2: AF | ISO 3: AFG
CAPITAL CITY
Kabul
GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND SUB-REGION
Asia-Pacific — Southern Asia
LAND AREA (KM²)
653,000 km²
POPULATION SIZE (LATEST YEAR)
43,840,000
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
provinces
34
COUNTRY INCOME CLASSIFICATION
(World Bank)
Low income
Classification & Status
LDC status
Active member since 1971
GDP
$396Threshold: 1,306
GNI per capita
$380Threshold: 1,306
Economic Vulnerability
32.1Threshold: 32
LLDC Status
Active member since 2003
NEAREST SEAPORT
Karachi, Pakistan
Demographic Profile
Total population
43,840,000
Annual growth rate
2.7%▲
Youth population 15–24 years
8,329,600
19% of total
Urban / Rural split
25.5%
74.5%
Urban 11,179,200 Rural 32,660,800
Population pyramid
Economic Profile
GDP total
16,417
Per capita, current
396
PPP
36,117
GDP growth rate
2.7%
MVA
235
Inflation rate
2%
Sectoral composition
GDP Value Added breakdown
Agriculture
36.5%
Industry
14.3%
Services
49.2%
Employment/Unemployment rate
Labour force participation
Unemployment rate
Female
24.7%
Male
11.8%
Trade & Finance
Trade
Exports vs Imports
Trade deficit: $ 3.8B
Med and high-tech manufacturing
0.4%
of total manufacturing
Financing
Tax
ODA
Tax revenue
$ 821M
5% of GDP
ODA received
$ 3.1B
26.9% of GNI
FDI inflows
$ 16M
0.1% of GDP
Debt Stock and Service
Debt composition
Total debt stock
$ 1.3B
Debt service
$ 39M
3.0% of stock
Vulnerability
55.8%
Poverty headcount
below $2.15/day
13.4M
Food insecurity
30.5% of population
8%
Social protection
coverage rate
Social Development Profile
Education
Literacy rate
Completion rates of Education
181
Health
66.5
years
620
per 100,000 live births
52.9%
32%
ITC
Internet users
$3.80
0.2
68%