{"product_id":"2940148224778","title":"The 1992 CIA World Factbook","description":"THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e:Afghanistan Geography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal area:\u003cbr\u003e    647,500 km2\u003cbr\u003eLand area:\u003cbr\u003e    647,500 km2\u003cbr\u003eComparative area:\u003cbr\u003e    slightly smaller than Texas\u003cbr\u003eLand boundaries:\u003cbr\u003e    5,529 km total; China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan\u003cbr\u003e    1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km\u003cbr\u003eCoastline:\u003cbr\u003e    none - landlocked\u003cbr\u003eMaritime claims:\u003cbr\u003e    none - landlocked\u003cbr\u003eDisputes:\u003cbr\u003e    Pashtunistan issue over the North-West Frontier Province with Pakistan;\u003cbr\u003e    periodic disputes with Iran over Helmand water rights; Pakistan, Saudi\u003cbr\u003e    Arabia, and Iran continue to support clients in country; power struggles\u003cbr\u003e    among various groups for control of Kabul, regional rivalries among emerging\u003cbr\u003e    warlords, and traditional tribal disputes continue\u003cbr\u003eClimate:\u003cbr\u003e    arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers\u003cbr\u003eTerrain:\u003cbr\u003e    mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest\u003cbr\u003eNatural resources:\u003cbr\u003e    natural gas, crude oil, coal, copper, talc, barites, sulphur, lead, zinc,\u003cbr\u003e    iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones\u003cbr\u003eLand use:\u003cbr\u003e    arable land 12%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 46%; forest and\u003cbr\u003e    woodland 3%; other 39%; includes irrigated NEGL%\u003cbr\u003eEnvironment:\u003cbr\u003e    damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; soil degradation,\u003cbr\u003e    desertification, overgrazing, deforestation, pollution\u003cbr\u003eNote:\u003cbr\u003e    landlocked\u003cbr\u003e:Afghanistan People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopulation:\u003cbr\u003e    US Bureau of the Census - 16,095,664 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992)\u003cbr\u003e    and excludes 3,750,796 refugees in Pakistan and 1,607,281 refugees in Iran;\u003cbr\u003e    note - another report indicates a July 1990 population of 16,904,904,\u003cbr\u003e    including 3,271,580 refugees in Pakistan and 1,277,700 refugees in Iran\u003cbr\u003eBirth rate:\u003cbr\u003e    44 births\/1,000 population (1992)\u003cbr\u003eDeath rate:\u003cbr\u003e    20 deaths\/1,000 population (1992)\u003cbr\u003eNet migration rate:\u003cbr\u003e    0 migrants\/1,000 population (1992); note - there are flows across the border\u003cbr\u003e    in both directions, but data are fragmentary and unreliable\u003cbr\u003eInfant mortality rate:\u003cbr\u003e    162 deaths\/1,000 live births (1992)\u003cbr\u003eLife expectancy at birth:\u003cbr\u003e    45 years male, 43 years female (1992)\u003cbr\u003eTotal fertility rate:\u003cbr\u003e    6.4 children born\/woman (1992)\u003cbr\u003eNationality:\u003cbr\u003e    noun - Afghan(s); adjective - Afghan\u003cbr\u003eEthnic divisions:\u003cbr\u003e    Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%; minor ethnic groups include\u003cbr\u003e    Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others\u003cbr\u003eReligions:\u003cbr\u003e    Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi`a Muslim 15%, other 1%\u003cbr\u003eLanguages:\u003cbr\u003e    Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and\u003cbr\u003e    Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%; much\u003cbr\u003e    bilingualism\u003cbr\u003eLiteracy:\u003cbr\u003e    29% (male 44%, female 14%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)\u003cbr\u003eLabor force:\u003cbr\u003e    4,980,000; agriculture and animal husbandry 67.8%, industry 10.2%,\u003cbr\u003e    construction 6.3%, commerce 5.0%, services and other 10.7%, (1980 est.)\u003cbr\u003eOrganized labor:\u003cbr\u003e    some small government-controlled unions existed under the former regime but\u003cbr\u003e    probably now have disbanded\u003cbr\u003e:Afghanistan Government\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-form name:\u003cbr\u003e    Islamic State of Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003eType:\u003cbr\u003e    transitional\u003cbr\u003eCapital:\u003cbr\u003e    Kabul\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative divisions:\u003cbr\u003e    30 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan,\u003cbr\u003e    Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol,\u003cbr\u003e    Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz,\u003cbr\u003e    Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak,\u003cbr\u003e    Zabol; note - there may be a new province of Nurestan (Nuristan)\u003cbr\u003eIndependence:\u003cbr\u003e    19 August 1919 (from UK)\u003cbr\u003eConstitution:\u003cbr\u003e    the old Communist-era constitution probably will be replaced with an Islamic\u003cbr\u003e    constitution\u003cbr\u003eLegal system:\u003cbr\u003e    a new legal system has not been adopted but the transitional government has\u003cbr\u003e    declared it will follow Islamic law (Shari`a)\u003cbr\u003eNational holiday:\u003cbr\u003e    28 April, Victory of the Muslim Nation; 4 May, Remembrance Day for Martyrs\u003cbr\u003e    and Disabled; 19 August, Independence Day\u003cbr\u003eExecutive branch:\u003cbr\u003e    a 51-member transitional council headed by Sibghatullah MOJADDEDI rules\u003cbr\u003e    Kabul; this body is to turn over power to a leadership council, which will\u003cbr\u003e    function as the government and organize elections; Burhanuddin RABBANI will\u003cbr\u003e    serve as interim President\u003cbr\u003eLegislative branch:\u003cbr\u003e    previous bicameral legislature has been abolished\u003cbr\u003eJudicial branch:\u003cbr\u003e    an interim Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has been appointed, but a new\u003cbr\u003e    court system has not yet been organized\u003cbr\u003eLeaders:\u003cbr\u003e  Chief of State and Head of Government:\u003cbr\u003e    Interim President Burhanuddin RABBANI; First Vice President Abdul Wahed\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067794407664,"sku":"2940148224778","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148224778_p0.jpg?v=1763698797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148224778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}