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      | source: http://www.afghanan.net/index.php Afghanistan Profile Country name: conventional long form: Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan conventional short form: Afghanistan Region: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Religions: Islam Population: 28,717,213 (July 2003 est.) Area: Area Total: 647,500 km2 Area Land: 647,500 km2 Coast Line: 0 km (Landlocked) Capital: Kabul Ethnic groups: Pashtun 62.73%, Tajik 12.38%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 6.1% , Turkmen 2.89%, Aimaq 2.68%, Other 4.22% Source: "Ethnic Composition of Afghanistan" by Mohammad Enam Wak. Languages: Pashto and Dari are the major languages; Balochi, Pashayi, Uzbek, Turkmen, Arabic and Tajiki are also used. There are approximately 45 living languages in total and a large degree of bilingualism Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E Currency: 1 afghani (AF) = 100 puls Independence: 19 August Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones Average Daily Temperature Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers January: -2.8°C / 27°F July: 24.4°C / 76°F Annual Rainfall: 330.2mm / 13'' Boundaries total: 5,529 km Pakistan: 2,430km Tajikistan: 1,206km Iran: 936km Turkmenistan: 744km Uzbekistan: 137km China: 76km | ||