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	<country name="AFGHANISTAN">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>13 329</source1>
				<source2>12 293</source2>
				<source3>18 084</source3>
				<source4>28 150</source4>
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			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>-2.5</source2>
				<source3>7.3</source3>
				<source4>3.4</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>45</source1>
				<source2>46</source2>
				<source3>47</source3>
				<source4>46</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>4</source1>
				<source2>4</source2>
				<source3>4</source3>
				<source4>4</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>7.7</source1>
				<source2>7.8</source2>
				<source3>8.0</source3>
				<source4>6.6</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>150.0</source3>
				<source4>121.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>9</source3>
				<source4>9</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>29</source3>
				<source4>18</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>2</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>4</source3>
				<source4>16</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>2</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>5</source3>
				<source4>19</source4>

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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>36</source1>
				<source2>40</source2>
				<source3>42</source3>
				<source4>44</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>36</source1>
				<source2>40</source2>
				<source3>42</source3>
				<source4>44</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>36</source1>
				<source2>40</source2>
				<source3>42</source3>
				<source4>44</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>212</source1>
				<source2>184</source2>
				<source3>171</source3>
				<source4>157</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>275</source2>
				<source3>256</source3>
				<source4>235</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>1 800</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>..</source4>

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				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>..</source4>

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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>20</source1>
				<source2>19</source2>
				<source3>28</source3>
				<source4>43</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>13</source1>
				<source2>17</source2>
				<source3>20</source3>
				<source4>24</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>5.7</source1>
				<source2>-0.4</source2>
				<source3>5.4</source3>
				<source4>5.3</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>1.3</source1>
				<source2>-2.3</source2>
				<source3>3.5</source3>
				<source4>3.1</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>57</source1>
				<source2>56</source2>
				<source3>70</source3>
				<source4>91</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>0.4</source1>
				<source2>0.5</source2>
				<source3>0.4</source3>
				<source4>0.3</source4>

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					<note4 value="**"/>
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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2010.</desc2>
		<num2>`</num2>
		<desc2></desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1973.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 2000.</desc4>
		<num5>c</num5>
		<desc5>For 2006.</desc5>

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