Afghanistan
Position: Central Asia
Position: Central Asia
| International name: | Afghanistan |
| Local name: | Afghanestan |
| AREA ................................................ | 647.500 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 31.056.997 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 48,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Kabul |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Afghani (AFA) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | - |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | -- |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Amu Darya 258 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Nowshak 7485 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .af |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +93 |
Central Asia country, borders Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to the North, Pakistan to the East and to the South, China to the North-East.
| Kabul | 23/11/2024 | 19:37 | ( GMT+4,5 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook