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Economic Indicator: Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Afghanis
Currency Symbol: AFA
Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Agriculture - products: opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
Land use: arable land: 12.13% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 87.66% (2005)
Irrigated land: 31,990 sq km (2008)
Total renewable water resources: 65 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 23.26 cu km/yr (2%/0%/98%) per capita: 779 cu m/yr (2000)