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Afghanistan

Afghanistan . Keith Whitley. Economy. GDP Per Capita $1000 (compared to $49,800 for United States) 20% of their GDP is Agriculture, 25% Industry, and 55% Services 78.6% of workers work in Agriculture, 5.7% in Industry, and 15.7% work in services

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Afghanistan

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  1. Afghanistan Keith Whitley

  2. Economy • GDP Per Capita • $1000 (compared to $49,800 for United States) • 20% of their GDP is Agriculture, 25% Industry, and 55% Services • 78.6% of workers work in Agriculture, 5.7% in Industry, and 15.7% work in services • Unemployment rate of 35% in 2008 (down from 40% in 2005) • (1)

  3. Economy: Exports • Afghanistan’s main exports include Opium, fruits, hand-woven carpets, wool, cotton, and other high quality textiles • Export mainly to Pakistan, but also to India, Russia, and Iran. • They export around $376 Million, but import $6.39 Billion • Import machines, food, oil • The Afghanistan government cut their debt in half from 2008 to 2011. ($2.7 billion to $1.28 billion) • (1)

  4. Economy: Currency and Population • Population of around 30 Million • Work force of 15 million, indicating a low life expectancy and dependency ratio • Their currency is called “afghanis” • AFA • Exchange rate of 51 per US dollar • One US dollar is equivalent to around 51 Afghanis (1)

  5. Population Pyramid

  6. Foreign Aid

  7. Opium

  8. Opium

  9. Physical Geography Afghanistan Landscape Hindu Kush Mountains Khyber Pass Mazar-i-Sharif

  10. Physical Geography

  11. Physical Geography

  12. Afghanistan Culture Main Religion Islam Celebrate main Islamic religions such as Ramadan Cricket is the most popular sport of Afghanistan Women are treated according to Sharia law, which means they are considered inferior to men (2)

  13. Afghanistan Music Orchestra Rubab: Like a lute Tabla: Much like a drum Ghichak: String instrument indigenous to the Hazara (4)

  14. Culture continued Buzkashi: Game played in Afghanistan where people hunt goats on horseback Most people are bilingual, speaking Persian (Dari) and Pashto. Since the Taliban was overthrown, women have been gaining more rights. (3) Afghanistan Women

  15. Works Cited • A, C. I. "Central Intelligence Agency: Afghanistan." CIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html>. • "Culture of Afghanistan." , Afghanistan Culture, Culture in Afghanistan, Afghan Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://afghanistan.saarctourism.org/culture.html>. • "Countries and Their Cultures." Culture of Afghanistan. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Afghanistan.html>. • "Music of Afghanistan." Smithsonian Folkways. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://www.folkways.si.edu/music-of-afghanistan/central-asia-islamica-world/album/smithsonian>.

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