Afghanistan Official Title: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan General Information: Capital Kabul Population (million) 32.941n/a Total Area 652,090 km² Currency 1 CAN$=57.359 Afghani (AFN) (2020 - 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- Canada - Afghanistan year terms, one-third elected from local district councils for 3-year terms, and one-third 35 nominated by the president for 5-year terms) and the Lower House (Wolesi Jirga) (250 seats), 30 directly elected for 5-year terms. The constitution establishes a Supreme Court and Balance subordinate Courts. 25 Can. 20 Head of State Head of Government Exports President President 15 Can. Imports Ashraf Ghani Ashraf Ghani Millions 10 Total 5 Trade Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Mohammad Haneef Atmar 0 Defence: Asadullah Khalid 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Finance: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Interior: Masoud Andrabi Main Political Parties Canadian Imports Afghanistan has a nascent democracy; its multi-party system is still developing. from: Afghanistan Veg. Prod. Textiles Prod. Base M etal Prod. Food Prod. M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Precio us Elections: Presidentn/a and vice president: Last in Sept 2019 (first round). Parliament: Last in M etals/ stones Oct. 2018. 2020 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Afghanistan Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $25.17n/a $2,162.38 to: Afghanistan GDP per capita: $764.23n/a $56,945.03 M ach. M ech. Elec. GDP Growth rate: (%) -5.00n/a -5.40 Prod. Inflation: (%) 5.61n/a 0.72 Base M etal Prod. Unemployment: (%) n/a 9.60 V ehicles and Equip. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Chemical Prod. Canadian Exports: $13,880,552n/a Food Prod. Canadian Imports: $5,327,513n/a Wood Prod. 2020 Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment in country 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-designate Reid Sirrs May 2021 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/afghanistan.aspx?lang=eng.