Afghanistan

 

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About Afghanistan

 

Official Name	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Location	Located in Central Asia and South Asia
Geographic coordinates	33 00 N, 65 00 E
Total area	652,000 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	Afghanistan is surrounded by Pakistan in the south and east, Iran in the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north, and China is in the far northeast
About Independence	Afghanistan Gain Independence from Britain on 19 August 1919.
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 19 November 1946
Total Population	As of 2013, the total population of Afghanistan is around 31,108,000
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Afghanistan is 2.4%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Afghanistan is 49.1 Year
Governing system	President Administrated system
Name of current precedent	Hamid Karzai is the current Precedent of Afghanistan
Official Language	Have two official language Pashto and Dari
Religious status	Islam is the official religion of Afghanistan. 99% people of Afghanistan are Muslim
Per capita income	Per capita income of Afghanistan’s people is 1000 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Afghan people are 28%.
Capital City	Kabul is the Capital City of Afghanistan
Other Major cities	Kandahar, Mazari Sharif, Herat, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Ghazni, Balkh, Baghlan, Gardez
Currency Name	The official currency of  Afghanistan is Afghani
Central Bank	Central Bank of Afghanistan Locally called - Da Afghanistan Bank
International Airports	Kabul International Airport Kandahar International Air port Herat International Airport Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport
Sports	Cricket and Football are the most popular game in Afghanistan. Basketball, boxing, chess, bowling, golf, skating, snooker are also played around the country. Afghan Sports Federation is responsible to manage the sports in Afghanistan.