1. Afghanistan is 99% Muslim (84% Sunni/15% Shia).
2. Afghanistan is about the size of California and Oregon combined.
3. Afghanistan’s life expectancy is 44.2 years (44.4-women) 44 for men.
4. Half of the people in Afghanistan speak Persian, 1/3rd speak Pashto, 1/10th speak Uzbek or Turkmen.
5. One in five women can read. One in two men can read.
6. There is only one doctor per every 5,000+ people.
7. There is no AIDS in Afghanistan.
8. There is only one telephone for every 333 people
9. There is only one radio for every 8 people.
10. There are no internet hosts.
11. There is only one television for every 85 people.
12. Afghanistan is 90% dependent on aid as it rebuilds.
13. There is about one car for every 500 people and only 1/4th of all roads are paved.
14. Some 92% of the world’s heroin comes from poppies grown in Afghanistan.
15. Only 2 in 5 schools in Afghanistan have buildings.
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