Afghanistan has two official languages, Pashto and Dari. Over 99% of Afghans are Muslim, mostly Sunni. The climate is extreme continental with little rain. Afghanistan has a population of over 31 million, with 90% working in agriculture and a literacy rate of 36%. The culture reflects its complex history and the influence of multiple ethnic groups and empires.

1. AFGHANISTANBy Susana Rodríguez Juncal
2°B Number:25

2. Language• Pashto and Dari are the official languages of Afghanistan;
bilingualism is very common.
• Other languages, including Uzbek, Arabic, Turkmen, Balochi,
Pashayi, and Nuristani languages (Ashkunu, Kamkata-viri, Vasi-
vari, Tregami, and Kalasha-ala), are the native tongues of minority
groups across the country and have official status in the regions
where they are widely spoken.

3. Religions• Over 99% of the Afghan population is Muslim; up to 90% are from the
Sunni branch, 7–19% are Shia.
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• Until the 1890s, the region around Nuristan was known as Kafiristan (land
of the kafirs (unbelievers) because of its non-Muslim inha7bitants, the
Nuristanis, an ethnically distinct people whose religious practices included
animism, polytheism, and shamanism. Thousands of Afghan Sikhs and
Hindus are also found in the major cities. There was a small Jewish
community in Afghanistan who had emigrated to Israel and the United
States by the end of the twentieth century; only one Jew, Zablon Simintov,
remained by 2005.

4. Geography
• The climate can be classified as extreme continental, with
little rain.
• Afghanistan has an area of 647,947 square kilometers, of
which about 75% is mountainous.

5. Politics
• to current political situation in Afghanistan it is complex and confusing.
Nine years after the overthrow of the Taliban following the intervention in
the country led by the United States in late 2001 (at the end of 1379 AH)
coalition.
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• The Government, established by the international community and
subsequently endorsed by the legislative body elected by popular vote in
2005, controls the capital and not much else the rest of the country, which
remains very "unstable" (resistant to the new regime). There are still
pockets of Taliban who seek to maintain and increase its regional power.

6. Economy
• Afghanistan is an extremely poor country, highly dependent
on agriculture, since most of the population (90%) work in
agriculture growing cereals, fruits, nuts, cotton and papaya.

7. Demography
• In 2007, Afghanistan had a population of 31,889,000 inhabitants.
Life expectancy is 49 years. [Citation needed] 36% of the
population is literate. The average number of children per woman
is 6.64, one of the highest rates in the world, which is causing a
population growth never before seen in the country's history.

8. Culture
• Afghanistan has a complex history, which is reflected in their current
civilization, languages and monuments. The Afghans are proud of their
country, their lineage and sovereignty. Being at the crossroads of multiple
trade routes and empires, the Afghan culture is rich and multilingual, with
heritages of all ethnic groups and peoples who arrived in their territory,
where the Islamn is of major importance, but there are profound Buddhist
influences and nomadic