Area 652,090 sq km (251,772 sq mi)
Poplation 290,343,000
Capital city Kabul (1,565,000)
Language Pashtu, Dari/Persian (both official), Uzbek
Religions Islam (Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'ite Muslim15%), others1%
Government Transitional
Ethnicity Groups: Pashtu (Pathan)44%, Tajik25%,Hazara 10%, Uzbek 8%, Others13%
Currency Afghani = 100 Puls

The Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked, mountainous country in southern Asia.

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