Minority & Majority Population

The Population of Afghanistan is estimated at about 32.7 million.

Afghanistan is home to a number of ethnic groups.

Over 3.5 million Afghan citizens live abroad as refuges. The majority are in Pakistan and Iran.

Life expectancy for both men and women within Afghanistan is only 44 years. The infant mortality rate is 166 per 1,000 live births.


Capital: Kabul, population 1,780,000 (2,000 UN estimate)
Major cities: (All 1988 UN estimate, 2010 populations likely to be much higher)
Kandahar, population 226,000
Herat, population 177,000
Mazar-e-Sharif, population 131,000
Jalalabad, population 58,000
Konduz, population 57,000


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Works Cited: http://asianhistory.about.com/od/afghanista1/p/ProfAfghanistan.htm

Food & Cuisines Influences

Afghan food is tasteful fusion of the regions. Major ethnic groups are Pashtuns, Tajiks and Uzbeks. The Afghans prefer cuisine which is neither too spicy nor hot. 

Afghan Specials 

Qabli Pulao

it is the most popular dish of Afghanistan. It is steamed rice with chops of raisins and carrot. It is often served with lamb. Other variants of pulao are also available in Afghanistan. People eat it with meat, vegetables orbeans. 

Kebabs Lamb kabab is a favorite of the Afghans. Afghan kabab is mostly served with naan, and rarely rice. Lamb chops, ribs, kofta (ground beef) and chicken kababs are served in good Kabul restaurants.

Qorma Qormas (Korma) are very popular among Afghan people. Onions are fried and meats, fruits, spices or vegetables are added to them.

Mantu Mantu are steamed dumplings fattened with minced onion beef.

   

Variety of Breads Afghans consume three types of bread. These breads are locally called Naan, Obi Naan and Lavash. Naan is made of wheat and is thin, long and oval shaped. Obi Naan is shaped like a disk and is thicker than naan. Lavash is very thin bread and used as plating for meats and stews. 

Rice Dishes One popular rice dish is chalow.. Chalow is fluffy white rice with each grain separated. The Afghans love to eat chalow with Qormas.

Khameerbob Khameerbob (pasta) is a popular native dish. It is prepared for special occasions at home.

Fruits & Nuts Afghanistan produces high quality fruits particularly grapes, apricots, pomegrenates, melons, plums and berries. Exceptional varieties of oranges also grow in Afghanistan. Melons of Mazar-e-Sharif, oranges of Jalalabad, grapes and pomegranates of Kandahar are famous. Walnuts, almonds, pistachios and pine nuts are also very popular in the country.

Dairy Products like dairy products like yogurt and whey.

Drinks Common drink in Afghanistan is tea (chai).

Habits of Eating

Afghan people are fond of non-vegetarian dishes. Usually they don't use cutlery. Food is gulped with right hand, using naan (a kind of bread) as scoop. The Afghans treat their guests with great respect and try to serve their guests with as good food as they can provide.

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Works Cited: Food in Afgahnistan 
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Geography

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Afghanistan is located in southern asia approximately 250,000 sq mi roughly the size of Texas. The largest city and capital of afghanistan is Kabul. Some of its natural resources are natural gas, petroleum, copper, silver, sulphur and many other resources. The Hindu Kush mountains run through the country that it splits it into three sections  . The mountain is 500 miles long and goes through central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. the land is mostly rugged and plains in the north and southwest areas.







works cited:http://geography.about.com/library/cia
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Welcome everybody, we are here to introduce you Afghanistan! we are here to describe the country's place on the globe, description of its geography, cultures of food & cuisines and influences of culture's environments, marriage customs, majority & minority populations, cultural constructions, significance of art, religion practices, political and social system and issues, and how globalization has affected the culture and its access to technology. i hope you enjoy the ride as we each talk about these topics one by one!