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7,700 tonnes produced, spread across 610 square miles

In 2008, in Afghanistan, 157,000 hectares (610 square miles) were given over to growing poppies and they produced 7,700 tonnes of opium (against an estimated global demand of about 4,000 tonnes).

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7,700 tonnes produced, spread across 610 square miles
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