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Economic Indicator: Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Afghanis
Currency Symbol: AFA
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Natural Hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
Environment - Current Issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution
Environment - International Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection ; signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation