Afghanistan, Afcanestan. Afganistan
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Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979. The USSR was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting subsequently continued among the various mujahidin factions, but the fundamentalist Islamic Taliban movement has been able to seize most of the country. In addition to the continuing civil strife, the country suffers from enormous poverty, a crumbling infrastructure, and widespread land mines.

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1. Dependency status: NA

2. Government type: no functioning central government, administered by factions

3. Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

4. Border Countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km

5. Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

6. Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

7. Area: 647,500 km2

8. Capital: Kabul

9. Administrative divisions: 30 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol; note - there may be two new provinces of Nurestan (Nuristan) and Khowst

10. Population: 26,813,057 (July 2001 est.)

11. Languages: Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism

12. Religions: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%

13. Currency: afghani (AFA)

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21. Recommended Travel Oficies in Afghanistan:

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22. Airlines:

  • Ariana Afghan Airlines (FG) - www.flyariana.com (national airline)
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24. Afghanistan office in Poland:

  • Afghanistan Embassy
    ul. Nobla 3
    03-930 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 617-31-73
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