No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 20 information contained here. The world factbook 1982 wikisource, the free online. History of the factbook, definitions and notes, guide to country profiles, 31 pages of regional and world reference maps. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the free.
The cia world factbook 2011 by central intelligence agency. According to the cia world factbook, the country has the. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world. Pakistan has proposed and afghanistan protests construction of a fence and laying of mines along portions of their porous border. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about. Industrial exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and electricity. Page 1 of 22 south asia afghanistan the world factbook. The cia world factbook 20 by central intelligence agency.
The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Afghanistan transnational issues 2020, cia world factbook. The world factbook 1982afghanistan wikisource, the free. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Media in category cia world factbook maps of afghanistan the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.
Official cia world factbook fullsize 2018 edition vol 1. The official print version is available from the government printing office. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Ashgabat has explored two initiatives to bring gas to new markets. The taliban still considers itself the rightful government of afghanistan, and it. The infant mortality rate imr figures are from the united nations world population prospects report, by five years averages, and the cia world factbook. Central intelligence agency cia washington, dc world factbook. Afghanistan s 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. It is bordered by iran in the west, pakistan in the south and east, turkmenistan, uzbekistan and tajikistan in the north, and china in. List of countries by infant and underfive mortality rates. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the free online.
The world factbook is produced annually by the directorate of intelligence of the central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2015 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2018 information contained here. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 20. On 9 october 2004, hamid karzai became the first democratically elected president of afghanistan. Former cia officer details despair, confusion in memoir the. The taliban remains a serious challenge for the afghan government in almost every province.
Information is included by sex and age group as follows. Notes on the cia s secret war in afghanistan 467 mitted the soviet union more deeply in afghanistan. Afghan women get married young and typically have five children on average. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. The world factbook 1982afghanistan wikisource, the.
Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising sheep and goats. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. The indispensable cia world factbook government book talk. Excavation of prehistoric sites by louis dupree, the university of pennsylvania, the smithsonian institution and others suggests that humans were living in what is now afghanistan at least 50,000 years ago, and that farming communities of the area were among the earliest in the world. Cia world fact book, 2004afghanistan wikisource, the. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions. Afghan ethnic and linguistic statistics collected from the cia world factbook 19812012 6091 solar hijri according to cia, its own cia world factbook is one of the three types of finished intelligence, which means the final product of intelligence cycle, which in turn is the. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2011 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Americas official guide to the world from afghanistan and australia to zambia and zimbabwe. The data are provided by various components of the central intelligence agency, the defense intelligence agency, the bureau of the census, and the us state department. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers.
The economy of afghanistan has improved significantly in the last decade due to the infusion of. Zaman stanizai for their suggestions and constructive criticism of the rough draft of this writing. Hydrocarbon exports, the bulk of which is natural gas going to china, make up 25% of turkmenistans gdp. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan introduction 2020 information contained here. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. This comprehensive guide has been updated for 2011 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more.
This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the afghan governments difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Department of commerce, international trade administration. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. Kyrgyzstan was the first commonwealth of independent states cis country to be accepted into the world trade organization. Apr 01, 2016 former cia officer details despair, confusion in memoir. It was a program to arm and finance the mujahideen fighters in afghanistan prior to and during the military intervention by the ussr. After two postponements, the next presidential election has been rescheduled for september 2019. Economic considerations have played second fiddle to political and military upheavals during two decades of war, including the nearly 10year soviet military occupation which ended 15 february 1989.
In addition, tens of thousands of government, commercial, academic, and other web sites link to, or replicate, the online version of the factbook. While some sources claim the american effort began very early, more concrete evi. The united states recognized afghanistan on july 26, 1921, when president warren g. The world factbook afghanistan view of the shell of the large buddha and surrounding caves in bamyan. Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, baloch, turkmen, nuristani. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Afghanistan s living standards are among the lowest in the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan transnational. The department of state had been notified by british authorities on august 9, 1919, that afghanistan was officially free and independent in its. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world.
Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. Cia the world factbook field listing military branches. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan people 2015 information contained here. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars.
Following independence, kyrgyzstan rapidly implemented market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. Here you will find the latest information, sourced from the cia world factbook and other public domain references around the internet. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Since the 1970s, the cia has engaged in multiple operations in afghanistan. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2015 information contained here.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan government 2009 information contained here. All this material is in the public domain, so you may freely copy, edit and quote it in homework, projects, essays and other publications. In 1998, kyrgyzstan was the first commonwealth of independent states country to be accepted into the world trade organization. The government has privatized much of its ownership shares in public enterprises. Afghanistan s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The new afghan governments next task is to hold national. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan economy 2018 information contained here. Unique threevolume largeformat, largeprint edition. However, afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. Washington perceived an opportunity to turn the afghan commitment into a running sore for moscow.
Afghanistan s recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. May 24, 2018 the ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world from the researchers and analysts at cia. Here is complete information on the world s nations. Afghanistan is a country in central asia and is often included as a part of the middle east. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. From wikisource world factbook 1982 jump to navigation jump to search. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly 100,000 foreign troops that had artificially inflated the countrys economic growth. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly.
The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. The world factbook 1982 by the central intelligence agency afghanistan. Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from afghanistan through central asian countries. Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to monitor and.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan 20 should be addressed to the cia. The soviet union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anticommunist mujahidin forces. Afghanistan cia world factbook the best country factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2018 information contained here. China and russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the amur and ussuri confluence and in the argun river in accordance with the 2004 agreement, ending their centurieslong. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Nov 27, 2018 the world factbook remains the cias most widely disseminated and most popular product.
The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. The world factbook afghanistan view of the shell of. He arrived in southern afghanistan as part of a surge of cia officers to the country in early 2010. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistan s living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world. Harding received a mission of the afghan government at the white house. The buddha statue in this cave dates to the sixth century a. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
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