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Table: Vital Signs

Posted on December 02, 2001

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

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