Afghanistan
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| Islamic Republic of Afghanistan جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان (Persian: Jamhūrī-ye Islāmī-ye Afġānistān) د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت (Pashto: De Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat) | |||||
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| Anthem: دا وطن افغانستان دی (Persian) Milli Tharana National Anthem | |||||
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| Capital | Kabul | ||||
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| Official languages | Dari (Persian) and Pashto | ||||
| Demonym | Afghan, Afghani, Afghanistani | ||||
| Government | |||||
| - Type | Islamic presidential republic | ||||
| - President | Hamid Karzai | ||||
| - Vice President | Ahmad Zia Massoud | ||||
| - Vice President | Karim Khalili | ||||
| - Chief Justice | Abdul Salam Azimi | ||||
| Establishment | Independence from Great Britain | ||||
| Established | October 1747October 1747 Tishrei 5508 He Ethanim 5751 AM | ||||
| Independence | August 19, 191919 August 1919 23 Av 5679 He 22 Av 5922 AM | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 647,500 km²647,500,000 dunams 250,001.148 mi² (41st) | ||||
| - Water | 0 %0 % | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | 31,889,923 | ||||
| - 19791979 5739 He 5982 AM census | 13,051,358 | ||||
| - Density | 46 km⁻²119.139 mi⁻² (150th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $20,099,000,000 (96th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $733 (172nd) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $9,596,000,000 | ||||
| - Per capita | $350 | ||||
| Currency | Afghani (؋) (AFN)
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| Time zone | AFT (UTC+4.5) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .af | ||||
| Calling code | +93 | ||||
Afghanistan (Persian and Pashto: افغانستان, Afġānistān) or the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان, Jamhūrī-ye Islāmī-ye Afġānistān; Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, De Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat) is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the easternmost part of the country.
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