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Country name:

conventional long form: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan

 

Capital:

 Kabul

 

Location:

Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

 

Area:

total: 647,500 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km

 

Population:

29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)

 

 

Languages:

 Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper 

 

Exports - commodities:

fruits and nuts, hand-woven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems 

 

Imports - commodities:

 capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products

 

Exchange rates:

Useful links:

  • Ministries & Organization

 

  • Trade Associations & Chamber of Commerce
  • Afghanistan
  • Afghan Chamber of Commerce
    It is the official website of Afghan Chamber of Commerce that's mission to attract, develop, retain and support Afghan and international businesses in Afghanistan.

  • AfghanBusiness.com - in English.

  • Afghanistan Business Listing
    There is a business list prepared for Afghanian businesses that makes available to operate import/export operations via offering business networking.

  • Afghanbusiness.com
    It is available to find out Afghanistan business yellow pages, including Afghan businesses throughout the world in import/export, service and merchandise.

  • Takoor Group (Pvt) Co. Ltd.
    This company operates import and export of goods to and from Afghanistan throughout the world. Besides, it enables to serve in management, business activities, branches and departments.

  • AdmiNet - Afghanistan
    It represents a wide range of database related to Afghanistan basically aiming to provide assistance to the potential investors.

  • Trade Fairs

  • Others

 

 

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