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Afghanistan: Interesting Things You Should Know About It As A Tourist And Entrep by Mindfido(m): 7:47pm On Mar 12, 2016
Here is all about Afghanistan in Summary:

- Continent/Location
Asia/ South Asia

- Major Religion
Islam

- Currency
Afghani AFN (1 Dollar= 68.8 Afghani)
Currency Rank 91 out of 276 (2016)

- Political System
Unitary Presidential Islamic Republic. Similar to Democracy.

- Establishment
First Afghan State - April 1709 .
 Recognized on -  19, August 1919 

- Capital
Kabul (And it's the largest city in Afghan with 3.4 million inhabitants)

- Total Area
Total area 652,864km<sup>2</sup> - 41st Largest in the world)

- Population
32 million people as of 2015 estimates.
Ranked 40th most populated in the world.

- Climate
It has cold winters and hot summers.
Climate is extreme in general.

- Borders
It shares boarder with Tajikistan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

- Friends of the country
India, United States, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, the EU, Japan, Uzbekistan,

- Population distribution
Under the age of  17 years - 59%
Above 17 years - 41%

- Male - Female Ratio
Male - Roughly 14 million
Female - 16 million (estimate)

- Ethnic Groups
Pashtun (Largest Ethnic group), Tajiks, Hazaras, Turksman and Uzbeks.

- Language
Official - Pasto and Dari ( Afghanistan Persian Language)
Others are - Baluchi, Pashai , Nuristani.

- English speaking places
Majorly Kabul.

- French Speaking Places
Very low level in Central Kabul.

- Administrative/Divison
Divided into 34 provinces (willayats) with each province having its own capital. The provinces are further divided into about 398 smaller Districts. Each district is represented by a district governor.

- Natural Resources
Over 1400 mineral fields, containing barite, chromite, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead,natural gas, petroleum, precious and semi-precious stones, salt, sulfur, talc, zinc and many other minerals.

- Major Occupation
Farming

- Major Source of Income
Agriculture

- Demographics/Composition
80% Afghanistan and 20% other tribes of the world.

- Economy
The economy of Afghanistan has improved significantly since 2002 due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international assistance and investments, as well as remittances from Afghan expatriates.

- Exports
Afghanistan is the 165th <em>largest export</em> economy in the world. Major exports are carpets and rugs (45 percent of total <em>exports</em>wink; dried and fresh fruits (31 percent), Opium, natural gas, wool.

- Import
main imports are capital goods, construction materials, food- stuffs, pharmaceuticals, textiles, 

- Education
Education in Afghanistan includes K-12 and Higher education. Still a large percentage of children has no access to education as at 2016 due to lack of educational facilities.

- Accomodation/Housing
Housing style not too modern and few hotels.

- Food
Food and food-stuffs is generally cheap in Afghanistan both in cities and rural provinces. Afghan cuisine is largely based upon the nation's chief crops, such as wheat, maize, barley and <strong>rice</strong>. Kabuli Palaw is the national dish of Afghanistan.

- Cost of Living
Cost of living in Afghanistan is generally low compared to other countries.

- Average Salaries
$285 dollars after tax.

- Transportation
Transport in Afghanistan is cheap and limited still in the developing stage.
It has 5 Airports. Though travelling by air is limited around the country.
Rail Network is still unavailable.
Some roads are still in dilapidated state, but most is under construction.

- Technology/Telecommunications
Still in a developing state with MTN and Etisalat being the major Networks.

- Sport
Lovers of major sports like football, cricket, basketball and so on.
Major sport is Buzkashi

- Entertainment
Still in a developing state and not as common like other countries.

- Music
Music in Afghanistan has existed for a little while - including Pop, Classical, Folk, Ghazal, Instrumental or Tak Nawazi

- Peculiarities
Lovers of poem

- Beauty Rank
No data for this

- Movie
Due to Afghanistan war, the lands have been used many times to shoot war scene movies.

- Night Life/ Clubbing
Still a little bit popular in Kabul, the country capital.

- Groups and Clubs
There are quite helpful groups like Afghan Student Union, Penn Club of Afghanistan etc

- Tourism Areas
Still in a developing state.

- Strange Culture
It's Normal

- Safety
Most areas are unsafe to live in. So always be watchful. Adhere to local customs and avoid offending people.

- Places to avoid
Most time walk with an indigene who knows the in and out.

- Don'ts
Keep to general rules of Islam.
Don't ask them about any of their female members cause women are private.
Don't discuss about Religion
Don't show a woman any attention in public or even stare at her.
Don't bring dogs to an Afghanistan home.

- General Problem
Access to low electricity

In conclusion, I will rank Afghanistan a below average rate among country to visit for business and pleasure.
Re: Afghanistan: Interesting Things You Should Know About It As A Tourist And Entrep by peter1994(m): 7:38pm On Mar 13, 2016
Afghani Watin??
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