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Population:
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29,928,987 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.7% (male 6,842,857/female 6,524,485)
15-64 years: 52.9% (male 8,124,077/female 7,713,603) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 353,193/female 370,772) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 17.56 years
male: 17.55 years female: 17.57 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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4.77%
note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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47.02 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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20.75 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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21.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 163.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 167.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 158.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 42.9 years
male: 42.71 years female: 43.1 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.75 children born/woman (2005 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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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November animal contact disease: rabies (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
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Languages:
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Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36% male: 51% female: 21% (1999 est.) |
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People - note:
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of the estimated 4 million refugees in October 2001, 2.3 million have returned |
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