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Afghanistan's Failing EconomyPOPULATION
21 millionPER CAPITA GDP
$80 (down from $200 in 1979)MAJOR NONFARM ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:
Goods-smuggling, drug-traffickingSIZE OF ECONOMY
About $2 billionILLITERACY RATE
80%MALNOURISHMENT RATE
70%LIFE EXPECTANCY
40 yearsINTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE
1.2 millionSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
39% of boys; 3% of girls
Data: World Food Program, UNDP, BusinessWeek