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Afghanistan

  • Leader:Hibatullah Akhundzada
  • Prime Minister (acting):Abdul Kabir
  • Capital city:Kabul
  • Languages:Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism, but Dari functions as the lingua franca note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them
  • Government
  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:42,802,656 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:652,230
  • GDP per capita, US$:356 (2021)
  • GDP, billion current US$:14.3 (2021)
  • GINI index:No data
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:173

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    • Material resources
      March 2024
      Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 25 March, 2024
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      These data refer to material resources, i.e. materials originating from natural resources that form the material basis of the economy: metals (ferrous, non-ferrous) non-metallic minerals (construction minerals, industrial minerals), biomass (wood, food) and fossil energy carriers. 
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    • World Environment Situation Database
      August 2023
      Source: United Nations Environment Programme
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      Accessed On: 22 August, 2023
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    • World Mineral Production
      March 2024
      Source: British Geological Survey
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      Accessed On: 01 March, 2024
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      World Mineral Production covers the majority of economically important mineral commodities. For each commodity constant efforts are made to ensure that as many producing countries as possible are reported. For some commodities, where statistics on production are not publicly available, estimates are made.