::  Afghanistan in Figures

Summary statistics
Region	2000	South-central Asia
Currency	2008	Afghani (AFN)	Beginning October 2002, 1 new Afghani (AFN) = 1000 old Afghani (AFA).
Surface area (square kilometers)	2008	652090
Population in 2008 (estimated, 000)	2008	27208
Population density in 2008 (per square kilometer)	2008	41.7
Largest urban agglomeration in 2007 (population, 000)	2007	Kabul (3277)
United Nations membership date	2000	19 November 1946

Economic indicators
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2008	12679
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2005	6840
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2000	2713
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2008	3.4
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2005	14.5
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2000	–3.5
GDP per capita (current US$)	2008	466.0
GDP per capita (current US$)	2005	272.9
GDP per capita (current US$)	2000	130.8
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2008	466.0
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2005	272.9
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2000	130.8
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)	2008	28.6
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)	2005	31.3
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)	2000	14.3
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2008	52.14	Principal rate.
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2005	50.41	Principal rate.
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2000	...	Principal rate.
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2008	121	2007.
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2005	123
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2000	94
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2008	122	2007.
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2005	124
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2000	94
Unemployment (% of labour force)	2008	...
Unemployment (% of labour force)	2005	8.5
Unemployment (% of labour force)	2000	...
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2008	28.5
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2005	28.1
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2000	26.9
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2008	88.6
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2005	87.5
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2000	87.5
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2008	78	2007. UNSD estimates.
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2005	77	UNSD estimates.
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2000	154	UNSD estimates.
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2008	29.4
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2005	5.3
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2000	0.1	Refers to main telephone lines only.
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants)	2008	1.8
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants)	2005	1.2
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants)	2000	0.1	2003.
Exports (million US$)	2008	580.3
Imports (million US$)	2008	2513.8
Major trading partners (% of exports)	2008	Pakistan (55.0), India (11.8), Iran (2.4)
Major trading partners (% of imports)	2008	Pakistan (17.2), China (15.4), Japan (12.0)

Social indicators
Population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	3.5
Urban population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	5.4
Rural population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	3.4
Urban population (%)	2007	23.6
Population aged 0-14 years (%)	2009	46.1
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total)	2009	4.0/3.6
Sex ratio (men per 100 women)	2009	107.4
Life expectancy at birth (women and men, years)	2005-2010	43.8/43.9
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)	2005-2010	157.0
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)	2005-2010	6.6
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %)	2006-2009	18.6	Age group 10 to 49 years.
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population)	mid-2010	90.9/0.3
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR	end-2008	515659
Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w/m per 100)	2005-2008	51.7/89.5
Education: Female third-level students (% of total)	2005-2008	20.4	2004.
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	2009	27.7

Environment
Threatened species	2009	32
Forested area (% of land area)	2007	1.2
CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita)	2006	696/0.0
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent)	2007	11.0	UNSD estimates.
Rainfall, total mean (millimetres)		312
Temperature, mean °C (minimum and maximum)		4.3/19.6