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However, in towns and cities they live in big cemented buildings. The main
religion of this country is Buddhism. Men wear shirts and lungi. Women
wear sari and blouse. They speak Sinhali, Tamil and English. Almost 100%
of the people are educated. It has the highest literacy rate among the
SAARC countries. Education is free here up to the university level.

Only 45% of people are engaged in agriculture. Others depend on
industry and other services. Tea, rubber and coconuts are grown on a
large scale. Rubber, sugar, paper, leather, fertilizer and cement are the
major industries.

Afghanistan

It has the boundaries

with Pakistan and
China to the east,
Iran to the west,
Turkemenistan and Kabul
Tagekistan in the
north and Pakistan
to the south. It has
an area of 6,52,000
sq. Km. Its capital is
Kabul.
Afganisthan
Physical Features

The southern part of Afghanistan is warm and its northern part is cold
with very little rainfall in summer.

Socio-Economic life

It has the population of about 29,929,000 (sourec: http://www.worldatlas.
com/webimage/countrys/asia/af.htm). Pharasi, Pasta, Dzbeki and Dani are the
languages spoken in Afghanistan. They grow different crops but wheat and

silk are the main crops. The main occupation of the people of Afghanistan
are agriculture and trade.

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