Afghanistan Profile

Afghanistan Country Profile

The profile of Afghanistan is a description of the country as seen through the eyes of investors. The scope of this profile is limited to investment centric data of the country.

Official Name of the Country

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul

Total Provinces: 34

Major Commercial Cities: Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Mazar-e Sharif, Kandahar, Helmand, Kunduz

Geographical Profile: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country situated between South Asia and Central Asia. Afghanistan has four seasons (winter, summer, fall, spring), mountains, water, and forests

Area: 652,000 km2 (252,000 sq. mi), 41st largest in the world

Climate: Arid to semi-arid (cold winters/hot and dry summers) (Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)

Total Land: 65,223ha

Permanent Pasture: 30,000 ha

Forest & Wood Land: 1,700 ha

Fallow Land: 4,286 ha

Irrigated land: 2,177 ha

Cultivated Rain fed Land: 1,447 ha

All other Land: 25,613 ha

Demographic Profile

Total Population: 28.6million

Population Annual Growth Rate: 2.4%

Population Density: 39/km2

Projected Population by 2025: 40.1 million

Projected Population by 2050: 55.9 million

Birth Rate per 1000 Population: 39

Urban Population: 46.3%

Urban Population Growth Rate: 4.6%

Gender

Age Group Distribution


Age Group Distribution


Age Group Distribution

for getting more related information please click on the link below.

Source: Investingafghanistan.af