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Entity :
Afghanistan
Main prefix :
YA
Callsigns series :
T6A-T6Z, YAA-YAZ
Time zone :
+4 h 30 min.
Continent :
Asia
ITU zone :
40
CQ zone :
21
Afghanistan
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Flag description
Three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above.
Afghanistan
Capital:
Kabul
Administrative divisions:
32 provinces (velayat , singular - velayat ): Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, and Zabol.
Population:
31,889,923 (July 2007 est.)
Languages:
Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Geographic coordinates:
33° 00' N, 65° 00' E
Area total:
647,500 sq. km
Land area:
647,500 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
5,529 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Elevation extremes:
Amu Darya 258 m - Nowshak 7,485 m
Internet country code:
.af
Currency:
afghani (AFA)
Name - conventional long form:
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
Name - conventional short form:
Afghanistan
Name - local long form:
Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan
Name - local short form:
Afghanestan
Former name:
Republic of Afghanistan
Independence:
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Constitution:
The Bonn Agreement called for a Loya Jirga (Grand Council) to be convened within 18 months of the establishment of the Transitional Authority to draft a new constitution for the country, the basis for the next constitution is the 1963/64 Constitution, according to the Bonn Agreement.
Government type:
transitional
National holiday:
Independence Day, 19 August (1919)