Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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About Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a very mountainous country, with Nowshak as the highest point at 7485 m. The country has suffered from chronic conflict during its modern history and as a result the economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and many of its people are refugees. Tourists are not particularly welcome.
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General information
- Capital: Kabul
- Language: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
- Climate: Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
- Timezone: UTC+4:30
- Currency: 1 Afghani (AFA) = 100 puls
- Electricity plugs: c f (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 29,928,987 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +93
- Toplevel domain .af
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
Afghanistan's economy depends for 60% on drugs and the country is the world's leading producer of opium. Many of the country's historic monuments have been damaged in the wars in recent years. The two famous statues of Buddha in the Bamiyan Province were destroyed by the Taliban.
Religion: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
National holiday: Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
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