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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Kabul
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3,043,532
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2020
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Kandahar
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391,190
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2020
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Mazar e Sharif
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303,282
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2020
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| Region: |
Asia |
| Population: |
36,643,816 |
| Area Total: |
647,500km2 |
| Area Land: |
647,500km2 |
| Coast Line: |
0km |
| Capital: |
Kabul |
| Climate: |
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Languages: |
Pashtu (Indo-European language) and Dari (Afghan Persian) are the major languages; other Indo-European, Indo-Aryan and Indo-Iranian languages, such as Balochi, Pashayi and Eastern Farsi, are also spoken; Turkic and Altaic languages, such as Uzbek and Turkmen, are present; Arabic and Tajiki are also used. Note: There are approximately 45 living languages in total and a large degree of bilingualism |
| Currency: |
1 afghani (AF) = 100 puls |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 19 August, Nowroze (New Years Day) is 21 March, Labour Day is 1 May |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 33.60°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 13.9" |
Boundaries
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Pakistan
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2,430 km
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Tajikistan
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1,206 km
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Iran
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936 km
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Turkmenistan
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744 km
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Uzbekistan
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137 km
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China
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76 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Pashtun
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38.00%
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Tajiks
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25.30%
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Hazara
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19.00%
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Baloch
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6.90%
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Uzbek
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6.30%
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Turkmen
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2.50%
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Qizilbash
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1.00%
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Other
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1.00%
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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84.00%
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Shi`a Muslim
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15.00%
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Other (including Zoroastrian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i and Christian)
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1.00%
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