Oecd factbook 2014 is a comprehensive annual statistical publication. China and russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the amur and ussuri confluence and in the argun river in accordance with the 2004 agreement, ending their centurieslong border disputes. It is bordered by iran in the west, pakistan in the south and east, turkmenistan, uzbekistan and. Third, russia feels a threat from the islamic state isis in afghanistan and in the middle east. Afghan women get married young and typically have five children on average. The article offers information on estonia, including its geography, people and society, and government. United states central intelligence agency, pakistan, the world factbook, april 9, 2009. Ahmad shah durrani unified the pashtun tribes and founded afghanistan in 1747. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. Founded in the 12th century, the principality of muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of mongol domination th15th centuries and to gradually conquer and. Agriculture accounts for more than onethird of gdp and 90% of export revenues. Afghanistans economy has also improved dramatically, and nato agreed in 2012 to help the country for at least another 10 years after 2014.
Field listing labor force by occupation the world factbook. Economic indicators for afghanistan including actual values, historical data, and latest data updates for the afghanistan economy. The soviet union intervened in support of the afghan communist government in its conflict with anticommunist muslim guerrillas during the afghan war 197892 and remained in. Days after the pakistanis closed their borders to the passage of fuel and supplies for the natoled war effort in afghanistan, for very different reasons the russians threatened to close the alternative russiacontrolled northern distribution network ndn. After world war ii, kosovo became an autonomous province of serbia in the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia s.
Russia s eastern kamchatka peninsula, which extends far into the pacific ocean, includes more than 150 volcanoes. Afghanistans living standards are among the lowest in the world. The information regarding afghanistan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Afghanistan is bordered by pakistan to the east and south. More information about russia is available from the department of state and other sources, some of which are listed here. Field listing population below poverty line the world factbook. Russia maintains an embassy in the united states at 2650 wisconsin ave, washington, dc 20007, tel. Russia singapore south korea sri lanka taiwan tajikistan thailand turkmenistan uzbekistan vietnam. Russia has also improved its international financial position since the 1998 financial crisis, with its foreign debt declining from 90% of gdp to around 28%. However, afghanistan remains extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, farming, and trade with neighboring countries. Moscow is concerned over the rise of islamic state is, formerly isisisil in afghanistan because it has farreaching geopolitical consequences for russian safety, said zamir kabulov, the russian foreign ministrys director of the second asian department in afghanistan kabulov served as russian envoy to afghanistan in 20042009 and is currently a special representative of the russian. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise afghanistan s living standards from its current level, among the lowest in the world.
This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on the world factbook when no citation is given. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Migration and remittances factbook 2016 presents numbers and facts behind the stories of international migration and remittances, drawing on authoritative, publicly available data. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. Bsa, expected to set out us support for afghanistans security post2014. Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. Pakistan, russia and the threat to the afghan war stratfor. Throughout the summer of 2014, their campaigns disputed the results and traded accusations of fraud, leading to a usled diplomatic intervention that included a full vote. Since 2014, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly 100,000 foreign troops that had artificially inflated the countrys economic growth. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Close to 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas. Afghanistan also is a partner for cooperation with the organization for security and cooperation in europe and joined the world trade organization in 2016.
Afghanistan simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Landlocked malawi ranks among the worlds most densely populated and least developed countries. Mexicounited states was the largest migration corridor in the world, accounting for million migrants in 20. Relations with afghanistan united states department.
Soviet invasion of afghanistan, military action carried out in late december 1979 by soviet troops. During world war ii, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the soviet union albeit with some loss of territory. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. International pledges made by more than 60 countries and international financial institutions at the berlin donors conference for afghan. Afghanistan is a country in central asia and is often included as a part of the middle east. Excavation of prehistoric sites by louis dupree, the university of pennsylvania, the smithsonian institution and others suggests that humans were living in what is now afghanistan at least 50,000 years ago, and that farming communities of the area were among the earliest in the world. According to the world factbook, the sovereignty dispute over the islands of, etorofu, kunashiri and shikotan and the habomai group, known in japan as the northern territories and in russia as the southern kuril islands, occupied by the soviet union in 1945, now administered by russia and claimed by japan, remains the primary. Key facts given include the countrys natural resources, ethnic groups, and constitution. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth.
The sovietafghan war was a conflict wherein insurgent groups known collectively as the mujahideen, as well as smaller maoist groups, fought a guerrilla war against the soviet army and the democratic republic of afghanistan government for over nine years, throughout the 1980s, mostly in the afghan countryside. The 2014 presidential election was the countrys first to include a runoff, which featured the top two votegetters from the first round, abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani. The us role in afghanistan has dragged out much longer than originally anticipated, with president barack obama canceling the initial plan to withdraw the majority of troops in 2014 in exchange for a blueprint to scale back forces by early 2017. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in chechnya and some other. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia and the soviet union 2020 information contained here. Others have opened businesses, or joined the military or police. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from afghanistan through central. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistan s living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world. Afghanistans biggest economic challenge is finding sustainable sources of growth. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. In 2014, isis expanded to afghanistan, which the kremlin fears may lead to its expansion. Based on data from bp, at the end of 2009, proved gas reserves were dominated by three.
Using new farming methods farmers in bamyan province now harvest more. Rise of isis in afghanistan is threat to russia moscow rt. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The economy of afghanistan has improved significantly in the last decade due to the infusion of billions of dollars in international assistance and remittances from afghan expatriates. The soviet union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering afghan communist regime. According to the cia world factbook, the country has the. While most are not actively erupting, many are considered dangerous due to their eruptive history and proximity to population centers and air travel corridors. The 2014 presidential election was the countrys first to include a runoff.
Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from afghanistan through central asian countries. Founded in the 12th century, the principality of muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of mongol domination th15th centuries and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. Relations with afghanistan united states department of. With its 142,470,272 people, russia is the 9th largest country in the world by population. Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy. Afghanistan s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. Pakistan and afghanistan institute for the study of war. Relations with russia united states department of state. For more information and methodology, please see povcalnet.
The mujahideen were backed primarily by the united states, saudi arabia, pakistan. Afghanistan s living standards are among the lowest in the world. Before 2014, the economy had sustained nearly a decade of strong growth, largely because of international assistance. The country served as a buffer between the british and russian empires until it won independence from notional british control in 1919. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about afghanistan government 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The top 10 migrant source countries were india, mexico, russia, china, bangladesh, pakistan, the philippines, afghanistan, ukraine, and united kingdom. Afghanistan and the united states belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the united nations, international monetary fund, and world bank. Page last updated on june 24, 2014 economy overview. Field listing population growth rate the world factbook. Serbia reacquired control over kosovo from the ottoman empire during the first balkan war of 1912. Birth rate answers are found in the world factbook powered by unbound medicine.
In the meantime, afghanistan improved diplomatic ties. Oecd factbook 20152016 is a comprehensive and dynamic statistical publication from the oecd. This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Afghanistan s 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
It is the 1st largest country in the world by area with 17,098,242 square kilometers. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of afghanistan 2020 information contained here. List of countries by natural gas proven reserves wikipedia. Gini index world bank estimate world bank, development research group. Field listing economy overview the world factbook central.
It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise afghanistans living standards from its current level, among the lowest in the world. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. In this falsecolor satellite image vegetation appears fluorescent green, urban areas range in. The assistance that came from expatriates and outside investors saw this increase when there was more political reliability after the fall of the taliban regime. Migration and remittances factbook 2016 world bank. Rise of isis in afghanistan is threat to russia moscow. More than 100 indicators cover a wide range of topics including new indicators on trade in value added and climate change. Central asia russia the world factbook central intelligence.
Ive got the whole world in my hands government book talk. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to raise afghanistans living standards up from its current status among the lowest in the world. Countries by natural gas proven reserves 2014, based on data from the world factbook. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world as of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. According to the world factbook, the sovereignty dispute over the islands of, etorofu, kunashiri and shikotan and the habomai group, known in japan as the northern territories and in russia as the southern kuril islands, occupied by the. For instance, did you know that russia and japan have not formally ended world war ii. The world factbook is filled many interesting facts. International migration at alltime high world bank. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal. Afghanistans economy is recovering from decades of conflict. In mid december 2014, the devaluation of the russian ruble triggered a near 40%.
Pashtun, tajik, hazara, uzbek, baloch, turkmen, nuristani, pamiri, arab, gujar, brahui, qizilbash, aimaq, and pashai. In the early 17th century, a new romanov dynasty continued this policy of. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and world bank country departments.
While the wheat production declined by 24%, milk production declined by 30%. In the late eighteenth century, kabul was established as afghanistan s capital. Landlocked malawi ranks among the world s most densely populated and least developed countries. For more than 3,000 years, kabul has occupied a strategic location along central and southern asian trade routes.
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