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Capital (and largest city) |
Kabul | ||||
Other cities | Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad, Lashkar Gar | ||||
Language official |
Pashto, Dari Persian | ||||
others | Uzbek, Turkmen, Hindko Punjabi | ||||
Religion main |
Islam, Zoroastrianism | ||||
others | Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism | ||||
Ethnic Groups main |
Pathan | ||||
others | Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch | ||||
President | Hamid Karzai | ||||
Area | 652,864 km² | ||||
Population | 31,108,077 | ||||
Independence | from Kingdom of Punjab | ||||
declared | August 19, 1919 | ||||
Currency | Afghani Rupee | ||||
Organizations | United Nations, South Asian Nations |
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