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Info about Afghanistan
In June 2002 a multiparty republic replaced an interim government that had been established in Dec. 2001, following the fall of the Islamic Taliban government.
Capital
A`la Ghori
- 2 956 000 people
all city from Afghanistan
Country lead by
President: Hamid Karzai (2002)
Population
31,056,997 (growth rate: 2.7%); birth rate: 46.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 160.2/1000; life expectancy: 43.3; density per sq mi: 124
Land Area
652,090 square kilometers (251,773 square miles)
Monetary unit
afghani
Language
Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Uzbek, Turkmen, 30 minor langauges
Ethnicity
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4%
Religion
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4%
Transportation
Highways: total: 34,789 km; paved: 8,231 km; unpaved: 26,558 km (26,558). Waterways: 1,200 km; chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to about 500 DWT (2005). Ports and harbors: Kheyrabad, Shir Khan. Airports: 46 (2005).
Internet tld
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