Afghanistan

Official Name:	The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Islamic Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
ISO Country Codes:	AF : AFG
Internet Domain:	.af
Government Web Site:	http://www.afghangovernment.com/

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Capital:	Kabul	Main Airports:	Kabul International Airport
Language(s):	Persian; Pushto	Population:	38,346,720
Currency:	Afghanistan Afghani	ISO Currency Code:	AFA
Telephone Dial In:	+93	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Afghan Islamic Press;

Newspaper

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Afghan Islamic Press;

Afghanistan Sun;

Afghanistan Times Daily;

Afghan Online Press;

Anis ("Companion");

Arman-e Melli ("National Aspiration");

Daily Outlook;

EurasiaNet.org;

Hasht-e Sobh ("Daily 8am");

Hewad Daily;

Mandegar ("Lasting");

The Daily Afghanistan;

The Times Of Central Asia;

Wadsam;

Weesa ("Trust");

Radio

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Afghanistan

Government Website:	http://www.afghangovernment.com/
Central Bank:	Da Afghanistan Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	7.87 per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	23.9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	54.5% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	14.80% (2017 - World Bank)
GDP:	$60.803 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,500 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Afghanistan Afghani
Currency Code:	AFA
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	22%	opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins, poppies
Industry:	22%	small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
Services:	56%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Afghanistan Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistics and Information Authority;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Afghanistan

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Persian; Pushto
Customs & Excise:	Afghanistan Customs Department
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Afghanistan National Standards Authority

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 174/184 (2021)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 150/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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