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Revision as of 12:51, 22 November 2011
Overview
| Afghanistan | |||
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Capital |
Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E) | ||
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Official language(s) |
Dari (Persian) and Pashto | ||
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Government |
Islamic republic | ||
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President |
Hamid Karzai | ||
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Prime Minister |
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Total area |
647,500 km2 | ||
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Population [1] |
29.8 million | ||
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Rural-Population |
23 million (77%) | ||
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Urban-Population |
6.8 million (23%) | ||
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Population Density |
43 Persons per km² | ||
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Average Household Size |
11.4 | ||
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GDP (nominal) |
$15.608 billion | ||
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GDP per Capita |
$517 | ||
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Currency |
Afghani (AFN) | ||
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Time Zone |
CET (UTC+04:30) | ||
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Calling Code |
+93 | ||
Environmental Situation
Climate
Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Mean temperature (°C min/max): 4.3/19.6 [2]
Resources
Natural gas, petroleum, coal [1]
Forest Situation
Land area covered by forest: 1.3%
Forest annual rate of change: 0% [3]
Socioeconomical Situation
Income Sources
Agriculture: 79%, industry: 6%, services: 16%
Energy Situation
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Energy Supply
Electricity
Sources
Hydropower 63,7% and fossil fuels 35,3%
Stability
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Energy Consumption
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National Level
Electricity
Household Level
Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas [4]
Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas. [4]
Percentage of Population Using Solid Fuels
National: >95% [5]
Solid Fuel Use Impact on Health
Total annual deaths attributable to solid fuel use: 23900 persons
Percentage of national burden of diseases attributable to solid fuel use: 4.9% [6]
Access Rate
Electrification Rate
Electrification rate in households:[7]
National: 23%, urban: 74%, rural: 3%
Renewable Energies
Application
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Potentials
Solar Energy
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Wind Energy
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Biomass
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Biogas
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Hydro Power
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Other renewable Sources
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Key problems of the energy sector
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Policy framework, laws and regulations
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General Energy policy, Energy strategy
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Important Laws and regulations
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Specific strategies (Biomass, renewable energies, rural electrification, energy access strategy etc.)
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Institutional set up in the energy sector
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Governmental institutions Private sector (enterprises, NGOs)
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Activities of other donors, activities of NGOs
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Existing projects
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Publications
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External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
- ↑ UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan
- ↑ FAO (2011) The State of the World's Forest
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database
- ↑ WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
- ↑ WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
- ↑ The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries
