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www.hantra.com/Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan1@hantra.com |
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Candidate wanted |
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Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
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total: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km |
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28,717,213 (July 2003 est.) |
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Pashtun 44%, Tajik 25%, Hazara 10%, minor ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) 13%, Uzbek 8% |
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Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1% |
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Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
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purchasing power parity - $19 billion (2002 est.) |
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small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper |
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