 Afghanistan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
33 00 N, 65 00 E |
| Area |
total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Terrain |
mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest |
| Population |
31,889,923 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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 |
| Imports |
capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products |
| Exports |
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems |
| Hazards |
damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
| Resources |
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
| Geography |
landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor) |
| Nationality |
noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan |
| Capital |
name: Kabul geographic coordinates: 34 31 N, 69 12 E time difference: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.af |
| Internet Users |
30,000 (2005) |
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