Welcome Afghanistan!
Population:
29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.77% note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
Languages:
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Population:
29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.77% note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
Languages:
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
posted by Tchad @ 10:45 AM
2 Comments:
At 5:52 AM,
Unknown said…
Nice website. Followed it from Afghanlord. However I think some of the figures on Afghanistan may be questionable. By all reliable estimates, Hazaras constitute a larger percentage of Afghanistan's population than the single digit 9%. I have often read (including in scholarly journals) figures 18-20%. Thanks for checking and correcting this.
At 6:37 PM,
Tchad said…
I will check it out - many thanks. Figures are currently from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html
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