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GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $17.9 billion (US$) or £10,740 million(GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $29.99 billion (US$) or £17,994 million(GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,000 (US$) or £600(GBP)
Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
Population (Estimated July 2012): 30,419,928
Area of Afghanistan: 652,864km2 or 252,072mi2
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Official Language: Dari and Pashto
Political Information: Islamic Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 99% of the population is Muslim and 1% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: The Hindu Kush at 7,492 m or 24,580ft
Longest River: Amu Darya 1,415km
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): + 4:30
Wildlife: Alta Weasel, Asiatic Black Bear, Asiatic Brown Bear, Caracal, Eurasian Otter, Geoffroy’s Bat, Gray Wolf, Hare, Ibex, Kashmir Cave Bat, Leopard, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Long-Tailed Marmat, Lynx, Marco Polo Sheep, Markhor, Mehely’s Horseshoe Bat, Mouflon, Pallas’ Cat, Pikas, Red Fox, Sind Bat, Snow Leopard, Stoat, Stone Marten, Wild Goat and Zarudny’s Jird.
Counties/Provinces/States:
Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nuristan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Wardak and Zabul.
Leaders: President Hamid Karzai
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
