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Afghanistan Keith Whitley
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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AfghanistanKeith 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
• Unemployment rate of 35% in 2008 (down from 40% in 2005)
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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)
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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
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Population Pyramid
Foreign Aid
Opium
Opium
Physical Geography Afghanistan Landscape
Hindu Kush Mountains Khyber Pass Mazar-i-Sharif
Physical Geography
Physical Geography
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
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Afghanistan Music Orchestra Rubab: Like a lute Tabla: Much like a drum Ghichak: String instrument
indigenous to the Hazara
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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.
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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>.
