Afghanistan-gina

__**HDI Rank**__ 0.229

__**GDP**__ $1,000

__**Primary Sector Jobs**__ 80% about 15% arable land-wheat, barley, corn, rice, cotton, fruit (sweet grapes, melons, apricots, cherries, figs, mulberries, and pomegranates), nuts, karakul sheep, goats, natural gas, coal, copper, drugs- second largest opium producer also produces hashish.

10% small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; hand-woven carpets, fruit-processing plant.
 * __Secondary Sector Jobs__**

10% business owners, doctors, nurses, teachers,
 * __Tertiary Sector Jobs__**

Natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromites, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
 * __Raw Materials__**

There was previously the use of cell phones but the Taliban bombed the phone towers & there are small cars in some areas.there may be computers and t.v.'s as well but they are very rare other than that There really aren’t any……
 * __Consumer Goods__**

older system-religious one, taught by the mullahs who teach religious precepts of the Koran, reading, writing, and arithmetic. other system- provided free and compulsory education at all levels, before 1961 only men could receive a higher education The current civil war has caused the closing or dismantling of most lower, middle, and higher education facilities
 * __Education__**

28.1%
 * __Literacy__**

__**Life Expectancy**__ 43.77 years

157.43 deaths/1,000 live births
 * __Infant Mortality Rate__**

26.2 per 1,000 population
 * __Natural Increase Rate__**

46.21 births/1,000 population
 * __Crude Birth Rate__**


 * __GDI Rank and the factors that influence the ranking__**

__**Industry**__

· Natural gas · Textiles · Coal · Wood and stone carving || · Carpets are hand woven by women-time consuming · Very low wages · Surplus of oil · No money for machinery- hand · Very dry climate || · The Taliban · No money for air transport · Bad roads · Very scattered living areas-makes transport of perishable items difficult || __**Resources**__
 * Types of industry found in the country || · Carpet making industry
 * Site factors for industry || · There are many limitations on raw materials
 * Situational factors for industry || · Civil war-difficult transportation

In Afghanistan the main use of energy comes from coal. There are no other main uses of energy due to poverty and lack of education. Also much of Afghanistan does not even have electricity or use very much to any energy.

There is a fairly large amount of air pollution. Some of which is cause by the pollution left after burning coal for energy. There is also land pollution.

The pollution in Afghanistan is caused by lack of education, no central government, no rules and regulations, no environment aid, and there is no awareness of the importance of the environment. The pollution mainly comes from the small cars and also deforestation.

There is nothing being done by Afghanistan to try to reduce or to eliminate the pollution because there is no central government and there is no education to inform people about the negative effects of pollution.

__**Comparisons**__

Due to the fact that Afghanistan has a very low literacy rate it is evident that they also have a very poor education system compared to Japan, which has a 99% literacy rate and a very highly regarded education system. Also, Japan has more education so therefore they have many more tertiary jobs and a much more developed economy. Lastly, the life expectancy in Japan is almost doubled compared to Afghanistan’s due to the fact of their higher education.

Compared to Venezuela,the crude birth rate in Afghanistan is drastically high. In Venezuela the crude birth rate is 18.71/1000 births and in Afghanistan the crude birth rate is 46.21/1,000 births. Also, in Venezuela, the literacy rate is way more advanced. On the other hand, both countries have a lot of the same natural recourses.

Lastly, there are many differences in almost every aspect of the ratings when Afghanistan is compared to China. The most prevalent difference comes when you compare the GDP of both countries. In Afghanistan the GDP is 1,000 and in China it is 5,300. Also, in China there is a pretty high GDI ranking compared to a non-existent one in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan women are treated very unfairly and given few to no rights. Lastly, the HDI ranking of Afghanistan is drastically low compared to that of China’s.

__**Afghanistan's Development**__

Afghanistan is a very country that is exceedingly undeveloped. The HDI and the GDP of the country are exceptionally low and show no signs of increase. One of the main problems with Afghanistan’s development and the country as a whole is that there is no central government. They also have an extremely terrible education system, which hardly exists because of constant civil wars. Another thing that affects Afghanistan would be the climate of the area and the terrain. Afghanistan has a very dry climate and is either a flat dessert plain or very mountainous. In conclusion, Afghanistan is defiantly one of the lower countries on the development chart with little signs of improvement.

In the next 50 years, Afghanistan will most likely suffer drastically. This is mostly because of a poor government and the inability of the country to form a stable government. This is due to the excessive violence and the constant outbreak of war. Also, due to the poor education of the country there is little awareness of the horrible conditions of the country. The only aid that is being given to the country is from other countries. Another reason would be due to the depletion of their environment due to lack of knowledge and consciousness of their affects on the environment and how important it is. In conclusion, if Afghanistan does not get a large amount of aid the country will be in horrible condition or even non-existent in 50 years.


 * __List of Sources:__**

http://ciifad.cornell.edu/activities/seminars/adhoc/habibisem.pdf

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Afghanistan-INDUSTRY.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html