Afghanistan Official Title: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan General Information: Capital Kabul Population (million) 36n./0a20 Total Area 652,090 km² Currency 1 CAN$=57.107 Afghani (AFN) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday Independence Day, 19 August Language(s) Pashtu, Dari, Turkic languages (incl. Uzbek & Turkmen), 30 other languages Political Information: Type of State Islamic Republic Type of Government Consisting of three branches: executive, legislature and judiciary. The president is both the chief of state and head of government. The cabinet consists of 25-30 ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly. The National Assembly consists of the Bilateral Product trade Upper House (Meshrano Jirga) (102 seats, one-third elected from provincial councils for 4-year Canada - Afghanistan terms, one-third elected from local district councils for 3-year terms, and one-third nominated 35 by the president for 5-year terms) and the Lower House (Wolesi Jirga) (250 seats), directly 30 elected for 5-year terms. The constitution establishes a Supreme Court and subordinate Courts. Balance 25 s Can. 20 Head of State Head of Government n Exports o i l l 15 Can. President President i Imports Ashraf Ghani Ashraf Ghani M 10 Total 5 Trade Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Haroon Chakhansuri (Acting) 0 Defence: Asadullah Khalid (Acting) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada Finance: Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi(Acting) Interior: Masoud Andarabi(Acting) Main Political Parties Canadian Imports Afghanistan has a nascent democracy; its multi-party system is still developing. from: Afghanistan V eg . Pro d . M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod . Text iles Pro d . B ase M et al Pro d . Precious M et als/ st o nes V ehicles and Eq uip . Elections: Pnre/asident and vice president: Last in Sept 2019 (first round). Parliament: Last in Oct. 2018. 2019 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2018) IMF Afghanistan Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $25n.4/a4 $2,222.58 to: Afghanistan GDP per capita: $706n.1/a4 $60,078.85 M ach. M ech. Elec. GDP Growth rate: (%) 2n.3/a0 1.83 Prod. Inflation: (%) 0n.6/a3 2.24 V ehicles and Eq uip . Unemployment: (%) n/a 5.83 F ood Pro d . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada Specialized Inst . Canadian Exports: $16,829,2n9/a0 B ase M et al Pro d . Canadian Imports: $5,035,3n8/a8 A nimal & Pro d . 2019 Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment to country (2018) n/a (million) Sources: Representation: Statistics/Industry Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Foreign Representation in Canada IMF Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Dave Metcalfe February 2020 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: httpns/a://www.international.gc.ca/afghanistan/fs-Afghanistan-fd.aspx?lang=eng.