Afghanistan Geography and Economics Where is Afghanistan Location

Afghanistan Geography and Economics

Where is Afghanistan? Location: Southern Asia, North West of Pakistan, East of Iran. -Land Locked. -Hindu Kush mountains that run Northeast to Southwest divide the northern provinces from the

Hindu Kush Mountains

Mixture Highest Point: 7, 500 m approximately Lowest Point: 260 m approximately Natural Hazards: earthquakes, flooding, avalanches. Environmental issues: limited fresh water, deforestation, water pollution.

Disasters - flooding

Economy of Afghanistan • • • One of the least developed countries in the world due to decades of war. (Wikipedia) GDP of Afghanistands at 29 billion dollars. which was one of the lowest in the world. Unemployment rate at 35%. About 42% of the people live under $1 a day. Afghanistan ranks 169 out of 185 in the

Vegetation/Terrain - terrain: rugged mountains, plains in the north and southwest - 5 main ecological life zones: - central highlands -steppes -southern semi deserts - monsoonal forests - eastern monsoonal basin - 95% of land belonds to vegetation zone

Vegetation in Hindu Kush Mts

Income of Afghanistan • • • Agriculture is one of the country's main income, contributing 80% of the country's economy. Afghanistan is known for producing one of the best and freshest fruit varieties in the world. Opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, and lamb skins