TRIVIA

What are Afghanistan's main export products?

A) Crude oil, cotton, and iron ore

B) Gold, Grapes, and Resins

C) Cotton, coal briquettes, and spices

D) Spices, gold, and iron ore

Answer:

B) Gold, grapes, and insect resins.

According to data from the OECD (https://oec.world/es/profile/country/afg), in 2019 Afghanistan’s main legal exports were gold (US$ 968 million), grapes and raisins (US$ 214 million), and resins (US$ 129 million). A significant portion of Afghanistan’s economy, however, depends on a major illegal activity: the country is the world’s leading producer of poppies, the plant from which opium and heroin are derived. According to the United Nations, Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer, and opium production accounts for 11% of Afghanistan’s GDP.