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AFGHANISTAN

Capital : Kabul

Language : Pashtu and Dari (a dialect of Farsi)

Major Religion : Islam (Sunni Moslems)

Population : 22,132,162 (excluding nomads)

Currency : Puls (100 puls = 2 krans = 1 afghani)

GNP : $3,156 million (and falling; $155 per person)

Selected Crops : Watermelons, apricots

Selected Industrial Products : Margarine, cement, soft drinks

Rationale For Targeting : The Praise Be to Allah and Purge All Infidels Quarterly has published some lovely verse by various ayatollahs.

Fun Fact : Public executions have become a common and relaxing tourist attraction in the capital of Kabul. In 1995, for example, Afghanistan attracted an estimated 4,000 foreign visitors (or roughly the number of tourists who enter Disney World between 9:30 AM and 9:32 AM on a Friday morning). For more information, contact the Afghan Tourist Organization (telephone number 93-30323).

[Note: All country-specific information derives from The Europa World Year Book, 1999, Volumes I and II, 40th edition, from Europa Publications.]