Outline of Afghanistan
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The location of Afghanistan
An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan:
Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has experienced a continuous state of civil war.
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Contents
- 1 General reference
- 2 Geography of Afghanistan
- 3 Government and politics of Afghanistan
- 4 History of Afghanistan
- 5 Culture of Afghanistan
- 6 Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan
- 7 Education in Afghanistan
- 8 Health in Afghanistan
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
General reference
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An enlargeable relief map of Afghanistan
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Afghanistan
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Afghan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Afghanistan
- International rankings of Afghanistan
- ISO country codes: AF, AFG, 004
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .af
Geography of Afghanistan
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An enlargeable topographic map of Afghanistan
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- Afghanistan is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+04:30
- Extreme points of Afghanistan
- Land boundaries: 5,529 km
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Pakistan 2,430 km
Tajikistan 1,206 km
Iran 936 km
Turkmenistan 744 km
Uzbekistan 137 km
China 76 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Afghanistan: 31,889,923 (2007 estimate) – 45th most populous country
- Area of Afghanistan: 647,500 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi) – 41st largest country
- Atlas of Afghanistan
Environment of Afghanistan
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An enlargeable satellite image of Afghanistan
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- Climate of Afghanistan
- Ecoregions in Afghanistan
- Environmental issues in Afghanistan
- Geology of Afghanistan
- Protected areas of Afghanistan
- Renewable energy in Afghanistan
- Wildlife of Afghanistan
Natural geographic features of Afghanistan
- Glaciers of Afghanistan
- Islands of Afghanistan
- Lakes of Afghanistan
- Mountains of Afghanistan
- Rivers of Afghanistan
- Valleys of Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Regions of Afghanistan
- Main article: Regions of Afghanistan
Ecoregions of Afghanistan
- Main article: Ecoregions in Afghanistan
Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
Provinces of Afghanistan
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| Province | Map # | ISO 3166-2:AF[2] | Centers | Population | Area (km²) | Language | Notes | U.N. Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badakhshan | 30 | AF-BDS | Fayzabad | 823,000 | 44,059 | Dari Persian, | Composed of 29 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Badghis | 4 | AF-BDG | Qala i Naw | 429,500 | 20,591 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 7 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Baghlan | 19 | AF-BGL | Puli Khumri | 779,000 | 21,118 | Dari Persian Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashto | 16 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Balkh | 13 | AF-BAL | Mazari Sharif | 1,096,100 | 17,249 | Dari Persian, | 15 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Bamyan | 15 | AF-BAM | Bamyan | 387,300 | 14,175 | Dari Persian | 7 districts | East Central Afghanistan |
| Daykundi | 10 | AF-DAY | Nili | 399,600 | 8,088 | Dari Persian | 8 districts Formed from Orūzgān Province in 2004 |
South West Afghanistan |
| Farah | 2 | AF-FRA | Farah | 438,000 | 48,471 | Pashto, Dari Persian, Baloch | 11 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Faryab | 5 | AF-FYB | Maymana | 858,600 | 20,293 | Dari Persian, Turkmen and Uzbek | 14 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Ghazni | 16 | AF-GHA | Ghazni | 931,000 | 22,915 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 19 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Ghor | 6 | AF-GHO | Chaghcharan | 485,000 | 36,479 | Dari Persian | 10 districts | East Central Afghanistan |
| Helmand | 7 | AF-HEL | Lashkar Gah | 745,000 | 58,584 | Pashto,Baloch | 13 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Herat | 1 | AF-HER | Herat | 1,182,000 | 54,778 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 15 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Jowzjan | 8 | AF-JOW | Sheberghan | 441,000 | 11,798 | Uzbek, Dari Persian | 9 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Kabul | 22 | AF-KAB | Kabul | 3,314,000 | 4,462 | Pashto, Dari Persian, Turkmen, Baloch and Uzbek | 15 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Kandahar | 12 | AF-KAN | Kandahar | 886,000 | 54,022 | Pashto, Dari Persian,Baloch | 16 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Kapisa | 29 | AF-KAP | Mahmud-i-Raqi | 360,000 | 1,842 | Dari Persian | 7 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Khost | 26 | AF-KHO | Khost | 300,000 | 4,152 | Pashto | 13 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Kunar | 34 | AF-KNR | Asadabad | 321,000 | 4,942 | Pashto | 15 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Kunduz | 18 | AF-KDZ | Kunduz | 820,000 | 8,040 | Dari Persian, Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashto | 7 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Laghman | 32 | AF-LAG | Mihtarlam District | 373,000 | 3,843 | Pashto, Dari Persian and Pashai | 5 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Lowgar | 23 | AF-LOW | Pul-i-Alam | 292,000 | 3,880 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 7 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Nangarhar | 33 | AF-NAN | Jalalabad | 1,089,000 | 7,727 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 23 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Nimruz | 3 | AF-NIM | Zaranj | 149,000 | 41,005 | Balochi, Dari Persian and Balochi | 5 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Nurestan | 31 | AF-NUR | Parun | 112,000 | 9,225 | Nuristani, Pashto, Dari Persian | 7 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Orūzgān | 11 | AF-ORU | Tarin Kowt | 627,000 | 22,696 | Pashto | 6 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Paktia | 24 | AF-PIA | Gardez | 415,000 | 6,432 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 11 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Paktika | 25 | AF-PKA | Sharan | 352,000 | 19,482 | Pashto | 15 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Panjshir | 28 | AF-PAN | Bazarak | 128,620 | 3,610 | Dari Persian | 5 districts Created in 2004 from Parwan Province |
Central Afghanistan |
| Parwan | 20 | AF-PAR | Charikar | 726,000 | 5,974 | Dari Persian | Composed of 9 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Samangan | 14 | AF-SAM | Aybak | 378,000 | 11,262 | Dari Persian, Uzbek | 5 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Sar-e Pol | 9 | AF-SAR | Sar-e Pol | 468,000 | 15,999 | Dari Persian and Uzbek | 6 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Takhar | 27 | AF-TAK | Taloqan | 810,800 | 12,333 | Dari Persian, and Uzbek | 12 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Wardak | 21 | AF-WAR | Meydan Shahr | 413,000 | 8,938 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 9 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Zabul | 17 | AF-ZAB | Qalat | 365,920 | 17,343 | Pashto | 9 districts | South West Afghanistan |
Districts of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is divided into 398 districts.
Municipalities of Afghanistan
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- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Cities of Afghanistan
Demography of Afghanistan
- Main article: Demographics of Afghanistan
Government and politics of Afghanistan
- Main article: Government of Afghanistan and Politics of Afghanistan
- Form of government: Islamic republic
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Elections in Afghanistan
- Political parties in Afghanistan
- Taxation in Afghanistan
Branches of government
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Executive branch of the government of Afghanistan
- Head of state: President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Afghanistan,
- Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
Legislative branch of the government of Afghanistan
- National Assembly of Afghanistan (bicameral)
- Upper house: House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga)
- Lower house: House of the People (Wolesi Jirga)
Judicial branch of the government of Afghanistan
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- Afghan Supreme Court (Stara Makama or ستره محكمه)
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
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- Diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
- United States-Afghanistan relations
- Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
International organization membership
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a member of:[3]
Law and order in Afghanistan
- Main article: Law of Afghanistan
- Capital punishment in Afghanistan
- Constitution of Afghanistan
- Crime in Afghanistan
- Human rights in Afghanistan
- Law enforcement in Afghanistan
Military of Afghanistan
- Main article: Military of Afghanistan
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Afghanistan
- Military ranks of Afghanistan
Local government in Afghanistan
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History of Afghanistan
- Main article: History of Afghanistan, Timeline of the history of Afghanistan, and Current events of Afghanistan
By period
- Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan
- Greater Khorasan
- Islamic conquest of Afghanistan
- History of Arabs in Afghanistan
- Mongol invasion of Central Asia
- Hotaki dynasty
- Durrani Empire
- Third Battle of Panipat
- Battle of Jamrud
- First Anglo-Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Third Anglo-Afghan War
- European influence in Afghanistan
- Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war
- Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
- Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- Soviet war in Afghanistan
- History of Afghanistan since 1992
- War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
By subject
Culture of Afghanistan
- Main article: Culture of Afghanistan
Ethnolinguistic groups of Afghanistan
Afghan boys and girls at Kabul
Tribal and religious leaders at Kandahar
- Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
- Architecture of Afghanistan
- Category:Afghan tribes
- Cuisine of Afghanistan
- Gender roles in Afghanistan
- Festivals in Afghanistan
- Languages of Afghanistan
- Media in Afghanistan
- National symbols of Afghanistan
- People of Afghanistan
- Prostitution in Afghanistan
- Public holidays in Afghanistan
- Records of Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Art in Afghanistan
People of Afghanistan
Religion in Afghanistan
Sports in Afghanistan
- Main article: Sports in Afghanistan
Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan
- Main article: Economy of Afghanistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 119th (one hundred and nineteenth)
- Agriculture in Afghanistan
- Banking in Afghanistan
- Communications in Afghanistan
- Companies of Afghanistan
- Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
- ISO 4217: AFN
- Energy in Afghanistan
- Health care in Afghanistan
- Mining in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Stock Exchange (AFX)
- Taxation in Afghanistan
- Tourism in Afghanistan
- Visa policy of Afghanistan
- Transport in Afghanistan
Education in Afghanistan
- Main article: Education in Afghanistan
Health in Afghanistan
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See also
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Pashto language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Persian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Topic overview:
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- All pages beginning with "Afghanistan"
- All pages beginning with "Afghan"
- All pages with titles containing Afghanistan
- All pages with titles containing Afghan
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Afghanistan
- Official government sites
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Office of the President
- Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)
- Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA)
- General information
- Afghanistan's Paper Money
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: Afghanistan
Afghanistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Culture and news
- KabulPress.org
- Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Cultural issues)
- Afghan Online Press
- Bakhtar News Agency (Official Afghan Agency)
- Other
