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Photos of Afghanistan

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View from Shahr-i-Zohok (the "Red City") in Bamyan Province in Afghanistan. Once a citadel housing about 3,000 people, the Mongols destroyed it in the 13th century. The invaders also leveled the nearby city that the fortress had protected and massacred all its inhabitants (possibly 150,000) and animals. In memory, the site is today known as Shahr-i-Gholghola (the "City of Screams").
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 43

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>almost six times the size of Virginia; slightly smaller than Texas</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Afghanistan. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 13

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 10

Death rate

comparison ranking: 165

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 157

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 7

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 25

Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 143

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 205

Labor force

comparison ranking: 58

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 168

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 131

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 161

Exports

comparison ranking: 175

Imports

comparison ranking: 140

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 88

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 73

Heliports

comparison ranking: 80

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues

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