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        				Afghanistan Energy Situation
        			
        			
                    
                                        
        			
        			
        				        				
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        				  Overview
 
|  Afghanistan
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 Capital 
 
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 Kabul (34° 32′ 0″ N, 69° 10′ 0″ E) 
 
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 Official language(s) 
 
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 Dari (Persian) and Pashto
 
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 Government 
 
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 Islamic republic
 
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 President 
 
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 Hamid Karzai
 
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 Prime Minister 
 
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 Total area 
 
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 647,500 km2
 
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 Population 
 
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 28,395,716 (2010 estimate)
 
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 GDP (nominal) 
 
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 $15.608 billion
 
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 GDP Per capita  
 
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 $517
 
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 Currency 
 
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 Afghani (AFN)
 
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 Time zone 
 
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 CET (UTC+04:30) 
 
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 Calling code 
 
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 +93 
 
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