Afghanistan

Area: 647 500 km²

Population: 31 889 923 (2007)

Population density: 49.3 pers./km²

Capital: Kabul

Government type: Islamic republic

Official language: Pashto and Dari (Persian)

Ethnic groups: Pashtuns 42%, Tajiks 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbeks 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmens 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%

Religion: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi′a Muslim 19%, other 1%

Currency: Afghanistan afghani (AFA)

Time zone: UTC+4.5

Administrative divisions: Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces, which are subdivided into 398 districts

Highest point: Mount Nowshak 7 485 m

Longest river: Helmand River 1 150 km

Largest lake: Lake Hamoun 1600 km²

Largest cities: Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazari Sharif, Kunduz

Calling code: +93

Internet TLD: .af