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Afghanistan - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 647,500.00 sq km 41 Area - land 647,500.00 sq km 40 Area - water 0.00 sq km 145 Land boundaries 5,529.00 km 24 Coastline 0.00 km 176 Elevation extremes - highest point 7,485 m 7 Land use - arable land 12.13 % 90 Land use - permanent crops 0.21 % 162 Land use - other 87.66 % 101 People Population 31,889,923 38 Age structure: 0-14 years 44.60 % 17 Age structure: 15-64 years 53.00 % 188 Age structure: 65 years and over 2.40 % 199 Population growth rate 2.62 % 25 Birth rate 46.21 births/1,000 population 4 Death rate 19.96 deaths/1,000 population 197 Net migration rate 0.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population 84 Sex ratio - total population 1.05 male(s)/female 20 Infant mortality rate 157.43 deaths/1,000 live births 204 Life expectancy at birth - total population 43.77 years 195 Life expectancy at birth - male 43.60 years 197 Life expectancy at birth - female 43.96 years 196 Total fertility rate 6.64 children born/woman 5 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.01 % 1 Literacy - total population 28.10 % 205 Economy GDP - real growth rate 8.00 % 30 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 800 $ 205 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 38.00 % 20 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 24.00 % 126 GDP - composition by sector (services) 38.00 % 179 Population below poverty line 53.00 % 113 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 16.30 % 204 Labor force 15,000,000 33 Unemployment rate 40.00 % 169 Budget - revenues 269,000,000 $ 173 Electricity - production 734,300,000 kWh 150 Electricity - consumption 782,900,000 kWh 146 Electricity - exports 0 kWh 83 Exports 471,000,000 $ 160 Imports 3,870,000,000 $ 112 Debt - external 8,000,000,000 $ 85 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 280,000 114 Telephones - mobile cellular 2,520,000 85 Internet users 535,000 93 Transportation Roadways - total 34,782.00 km 92 Airports with paved runways - total 11 102 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 35 82 Military Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.90 % 83