| Terrain Afghanistan :
| mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
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| Natural hazards Afghanistan :
| damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
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| Environment current issues Afghanistan :
| limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution
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| Environment international agreements party to Afghanistan :
| Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping
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| Geography note Afghanistan :
| landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
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| Flag description Afghanistan :
| three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above
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| Agriculture products Afghanistan :
| opium, wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
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| Industries Afghanistan :
| small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
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