AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan

Government type: Islamic Republic Definition of government: Is the name given to the countries in the Muslim part of the world How leaders are chosen? Afghanistan has a presidential election Current leader: President Hamid Karzai Government

Type of economy: market economy. Definition of economy: an economy that focuses goods, resource, and prices. Success: international assistance with other countries. Struggle: one of the poorest countries in the world. Major Imports : capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products. Major Exports: opium, fruits and nuts, hand woven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems. Fruits and Nuts (major export item) Textiles (major imports) Economy

Afghanistan on a world map <----- Political map of Afghanistan Physical map of Afghanistan -----> General Geography

Afghanistan Climate map Climate Regions: Mountainous Regions: Subartic Low Lands: Arid Vegetation: pine, cypress, oak, juniper, laurel, barberry, hazel, wild almond, tulips, petunias, sunflower, marigolds, honeysuckles, dahlias, geraniums. Location impacts climate: In the northeast there are mountains so it will be colder and towards the south it will be warmer and tropical (towards the equator more) Summer :Hot, Dry Winter :Cold, Snowy Extreme temperature changes from night to day,place to place, and season to season. Vegetation map of Afghanistan Climate

Each of the stripes on the represents a part history. Black: a darkness from the past Red: all of the wars Afghanistan has had Green: the hope for a bright future Middle: the 2 pieces of wheat represent the time of legend Afghanistan flag Country Flag

Money name: Afghani Conversion: 1 US Dollar = Afghanistan Afghani 1 Afghanistan Afghani = US Dollar exchange rate as of 4/8/12 Afghani (afghanistan paper money) Afghani coins Currency

Until the 1900s the only school availablewas at mosque schools which boys only went to. After the constitution in 1931 it made education available for all children. When the soviet occupation was going on out of the 1.57 million kids in the refugee camp less than 20% received formal education. Afghanistan hopes that by 2015 there is at least 13 million children attending school. Afghanistan school <---- Outside classroom Education

Buzkashi: A calf (goat) is thrown into the middle of an arena and at a signal the men must lift the calf onto their horse. Then men must travel three miles to point 1 and then ride back to where they found it to get 1 goal. Teams: In official games there are two team that consist of ten players each. Time Limit: It is an hour game with a ten minute break at halftime. Buzkashi (''grab the goat'') is the national sport Sports

Pahlwani: Pahlwani is just like wrestling but the rules are a little different. Rules: The wrestler may grab the arms and clothing of their opponent but they may not grab their legs. When one wrestler's shoulders are pinned to the ground the other opponent wins. <--- Pahlwani match Sports they also play: Soccer, Basketball, Field hockey, Tennis,Golf, Volleyball Sports

Men: Baggy pants with a drawstring and a long sleeve shirt Women: Covered head to toe in cloth called chadari and some wear pants underneath Children: Wear what their men and women do if they are a boy or a girl Religious days: Afghanistan dress called peran-n-tunban Children in Afghanistan clothing. Clothing

They eat a lot of: rice, wheat, mazie and barley Dinner is eaten on the ground sitting on top of a dastarkhan. Dastarkhan: A floor spread used to put food on. Mourgh (Afghanistan chicken) Gosh feel (pastries) Food

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