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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Capital'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Official Languages(s)'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''President'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Total Area'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Rural Population'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''GDP (Nominal)'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Time Zone'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Electricity Generation'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Access to Electricity'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Wind energy (installed capacity)'''
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Revision as of 15:35, 2 December 2013

Afghanistan
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg
File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg

Capital

Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E)

Official language(s)

Dari (Persian) and Pashto

Government

Islamic republic

President

Hamid Karzai

Prime Minister


Total area

647,500 km2

Population [1]

29.8 million

Rural-Population

23 million (77%)

Urban-Population

6.8 million (23%)

Population Density

43 Persons per km²

Average Household Size

11.4

GDP (nominal)

$15.608 billion

GDP per Capita

$517

Currency

Afghani (AFN)

Time Zone

CET (UTC+04:30)

Calling Code

+93



Country Name
Flag of _____.png
Location _______.png
Capital
Official Languages(s)
Government
President
Total Area km2
Population (year)
Rural Population (year)
GDP (Nominal) US $ (year)
GDP Per Capita US $ (year)
Currency
Time Zone
Electricity Generation TWh/year (year)
Access to Electricity %
Wind energy (installed capacity) MW (year)
Solar Energy (installed capacity) MW (year)


Overview

Geography and Climatic Conditions

  • Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
  • Mean temperature (°C min/max): 4.3/19.6 [2]
  • Natural gas, petroleum, coal [1]
  • Land area covered by forest: 1.3%
  • Forest annual rate of change: 0% [3]


Socioeconomical Situation

Income Sources

  • Agriculture: 79%
  • Industry: 6%
  • Services: 16%


National Energy Situation

Energy Supply

Electricity

Sources

  • Hydropower 63,7%
  • fossil fuels 35,3%


Stability

Energy Consumption

National Level

Electricity

Household Level

Share of Fuel Types

Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas [4]


Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg
Afghanistan Urban Share.jpg


Percentage of energy types used for cooking in rural areas. [4]

Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg
Afghanistan Rural Share.jpg



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%


Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

Relevant Institutions and Organisations

Existing Projects

Further Information

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
  2. ↑ UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan
  3. ↑ FAO (2011) The State of the World's Forest
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 WHO 2010: WHO Household Energy Database
  5. ↑ WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
  6. ↑ WHO (2006): Fuels for Life
  7. ↑ The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan. Cited in WHO (2009) The Energy Access Situation in developing Countries
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