Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
- Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
- Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E
- Area: total: 647,500 sq km
- Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
- Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
- Natural hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
- Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 est.)
- Ethnic groups: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
- Religions: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
- 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
- Government type: Islamic republic
- Capital: name: Kabul
- Currency code: afghani (AFA)
- Exchange rates: afghanis per US dollar - 541 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003), 41 (2002), 66 (2001)
- Internet country code: .af
- Airports: 46 (2006)
Main cities of Afghanistan
- Kabul
- Qandahār
- Mazār-e Šarīf
- Herāt
- Jalālābād
- Qundūz
- Ġaznī
- Bāmīyān
- Balẖ
- Baġlān
- Gardez
- Khowst
- Maymanah
- H̱ānābād
- Kholm
- Tāloqān
- Pol-e H̱umrī
- Shibarghan
- Čārīkār
- Qalʿeh-ye Naw
- Sar-e Pul
- Āqčah
- Ġūrīān
- Paġmān
- Asādābād
- Āybak
- Laškar Gāh
- Gerešk
- Farāh
- Fayzābād
- Taš Gozar
- Zaranj
- Čaġčarān
- Baġrāmī
- Šīndand
- Andẖvoy
- Andarāb
- Baġrān
- Deh Rawūd
- Rostaq
- Hazart Imam
- Čāh Āb
- Nahrīn
- Barakī Barak
- Sarawbi
Largest Cities in Afghanistan
Travel Guide | Traveling through: Afghanistan (Country)Choice destination (Provinces (Velayat)):
- Badakhshan
- Balkh
- Farah
- Ghowr
- Jowzjan
- Kapisa
- Kondoz
- Nangarhar
- Oruzgan
- Panjshir
- Sar-e Pol
- Badghis
- Bamian
- Faryab
- Helmand
- Kabul
- Khowst
- Laghman
- Nimruz
- Paktia
- Parvan
- Takhar
- Baghlan
- Daikondi
- Ghazni
- Herat
- Kandahar
- Konar
- Lowgar
- Nurestan
- Paktika
- Samangan
- Vardak
Looking at Provinces (Velayat) of Afghanistan
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Resources for tourist in Afghanistan
- Hotels in Afghanistan

