There is only one known pig in all of Afghanistan. Via Kottke and Boing Boing.
Given that it sound like it’s because no one in Afghanistan eats pork due to religious laws, I’m curious how many other countries have few or no pigs for the same reason.
Random bonus history of why it’s a pig in the field and pork on the table:
In 1066, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invaded and conquered England and the Anglo-Saxons. After the invasion, the Norman kings and the nobility spoke a dialect of Old French known as Anglo-Norman, while English continued to be the language of the common people. This class distinction can still be seen in the English language today in words such as “beef” vs. “cow” and “pork” vs. “pig.” The aristocracy commonly ate beef and pork, which are derivatives of Anglo-Norma, while the Anglo-Saxon commoners, who tended the cattle and hogs, retained the Germanic and ate cow and pig.
I have no idea where swine came in to that equation.