AFGHAN
FOUNDATION
Population
- 31,889,923 (2007)
- 2.5 Million people displaced, since 1982
- Population growth rate is 3.38% (US .894%)
- Slightly smaller than Texas
- Arid to semiarid; Cold winters and Hot summers
- Mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
People
Life Expectancy:
46.97years
Male: 47.67 years
Female: 46.23 years
Religious demographics:
Sunni Muslim 80%
Shi'a Muslim 19%
Other 1%
Pashtun 42%
Tajik 27%
Hazara 9%
Uzbek 9%
Aimak 4%
Turkmen 3%
Baloch 2%
Other 4%
HOPE | COMPASSION | CARE
About Afghanistan
