Country Information Afghanistan en

Map Afghanistan en:


Capital:	Kabul
Geography Afghanistan en:
Continent:	Asia
Location:	Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Area:	652,000 km²
Geographic coordinates:	33 00 N, 65 00 E
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m
	highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m
People Afghanistan en:
Population:	28,513,677 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):	Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Economy Afghanistan en:
Currency:	afghani (AFA)
Currency code:	AFA
Miscellaneous Afghanistan en:
Country code plate:	AFG
Internet country code:	.af
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