Submitted by btrouilleux on Thu, 2009-07-02 10:32
Flag: 
Geo Shape: 
Afghanistan
Geo Shape Med: 
Afghanistan
Regions: 
South Asia
Map: 
Country ISO Code: 
AF
Statistics
Capital: 
Kabul
Population: 
33,609,937 (July 2009 est.)
Median Age: 
17.6 years
Life Expectancy: 
44.64 years
Population Growth Rate: 
2.629% (2009 est.)
Urban Population: 
24% of total population (2008)
Human Development Index (HDI): 
0,345
Government Type: 
Islamic republic
Media Overview
Radio Broadcast Stations: 
AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006)
Telephone - Main lines in use: 
280,000 (2005)
Telephone - Mobile cellular: 
5.4 million (2008)
Tv Broadcast Stations: 
at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)
Internet Hosts: 
31 (2008)
Internet Users: 
580,000 (2007)
Internet Code: 
.af
[Country Name] and Internews (Title): 
Afghanistan and Internews