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Country name:

                      Conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
                      Conventional short form: Afghanistan
                     Local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
                     Local short form: Afghanestan

Location:

Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

Area:
Total: 647,500 sq km

Land: 647,500 sq km

Water: 0 sq km (landlocked)

Boundries:

Total: 5,529 km

Border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206

km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km

Population:

29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 44.7% (male 6,842,857/female 6,524,485)

15-64 years: 52.9% (male 8,124,077/female 7,713,603)

65 years and over: 2.4% (male 353,193/female 370,772) (2005 est.)

Life expectancy:

Total population: 42.9 years

Male: 42.71 years

Female: 43.1 years (2005 est.)

Ethnic groups:

Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch

2%, other 4%

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

Religion:

Muslim 99%. Other 1%

Independence:

19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)

Currency:

Afghani (AFA)

Currecny Rates:

1 US Dollar = 50 Afghanis

New year:

21 March - 20 March

Natural resources:

natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore,

salt, precious and semiprecious stones

Internet Domain:

.af

International Dialing Code:

+93

Source: World Fact Book

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