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! colspan="4" scope="col" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(79, 129, 189); width: 602px;" | <font color="#ffffff"><span style="line-height: 20.383522033691406px;">Afghanistan</span></font>
 
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| rowspan="1" colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); text-align: center; width: 177px;" | [[File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg|center|180px|Flag of Afghanistan|alt=Flag of _____.png]]
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); text-align: center; width: 250px;" | [[File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg|center|180px|Location of Afghanistan|alt=Location _______.png]]
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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: 177px;" | '''Capital'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | <span style="line-height: 20.39772605895996px;">Kabul </span><span style="line-height: 20.39772605895996px;">(34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E)</span>
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Official Languages(s)'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | Dari (Persian) and Pashto
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Government'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Government'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | Islamic republic
 
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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: 177px;" | '''President'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | Hamid Karzai
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Total Area'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="km2">km2</span>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | 647,500 km²
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Population'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Population'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | 29.8 million
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Rural Population'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | 23 million (77%)
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Urban Population'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | US $ (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | 6.8 million (23%)
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''GDP Per Capita'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Population Density'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | US $ (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | 43 Persons per km²
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Currency'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''GDP (Nominal)'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | $15.608 billion
 
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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: 177px;" | '''GDP Per Capita'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | $517
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Currency'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="TWh">TWh</span>/year (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | Afghani (AFN)
 
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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: 177px;" | '''Time Zone'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | %
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | CET (UTC+04:30)
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Wind energy (installed capacity)'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Electricity Generation'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | MW (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="TWh">TWh</span>/year (year)
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | '''Solar Energy (installed capacity)'''
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Calling Code'''
| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 250px;" | MW (year)
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | +93
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| colspan="4" style="text-align: center" | '''Afghanistan'''<br/>
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Access to Electricity'''
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | %
 
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| [[File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg|border|center|215px|alt=File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg]]<br/>
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Wind energy (installed capacity)'''
| [[File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg|border|center|171px|alt=File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg]]<br/>
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| style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 194px;" | MW (year)
 
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(219, 229, 241); width: 177px;" | '''Solar Energy (installed capacity)'''
Capital
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Kabul ([http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Kabul&language=de&params=34.533333333333_N_69.166666666667_E_dim:20000_region:AF-KAB_type:adm1st(3043589)&title=Kabul 34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E])
 
 
 
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Official language(s)
 
 
 
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Dari (Persian) and Pashto
 
 
 
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Government
 
 
 
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Islamic republic
 
 
 
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President
 
 
 
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Hamid Karzai
 
 
 
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Prime Minister
 
  
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Total area
 
 
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647,500 km<sup>2</sup>
 
 
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Population <ref name="null">CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html</ref>
 
 
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29.8 million
 
 
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Rural-Population
 
 
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23 million (77%)
 
 
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Urban-Population
 
 
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6.8 million (23%)
 
 
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Population Density
 
 
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43 Persons per km²
 
 
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Average Household Size
 
 
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11.4
 
 
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GDP (nominal)
 
 
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$15.608 billion
 
 
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GDP per Capita
 
 
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$517
 
 
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Currency
 
 
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Afghani (AFN)
 
 
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Time Zone
 
 
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CET (UTC+04:30)
 
 
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Calling Code
 
 
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+93
 
 
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Revision as of 09:45, 3 December 2013

Afghanistan
Flag of _____.png
Location _______.png
Capital Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E)
Official Languages(s) Dari (Persian) and Pashto
Government Islamic republic
President Hamid Karzai
Total Area 647,500 km²
Population 29.8 million
Rural Population 23 million (77%)
Urban Population 6.8 million (23%)
Population Density 43 Persons per km²
GDP (Nominal) $15.608 billion
GDP Per Capita $517
Currency Afghani (AFN)
Time Zone CET (UTC+04:30)
Electricity Generation TWh/year (year)
Calling Code +93
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 [1]
  • Natural gas, petroleum, coal [2]
  • 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. UN Data (2008): http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Afghanistan
  2. CIA - The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
  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