Afghanistan Key Data,

Content: Asia

Region: Central Asia

Latitude: 033 00 N

Longitude: 065 00 E

Official Name: Islamic Republic of AfghanistanGovernment

Type: Islamic Republic

Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 est)

Time Zone: UTC + 4:30

Currency: Afghani (AFG)

Area Total: 647,700 km2

Cost Line: 0 km (Land Locked)

Climate: Dry to semiarid, cold winter and hot summer

Language: Pashto, Pashtu or Pakhto number of speakers in approximately 14 million and Dari (Farsi) is spoken by almost every ethnic division, they are indo-European language and are the major two languages spoken in Afghanistan, other indo-European, Indo-Aryan languages such as Balochi, Pashyi and Eastern Farsi, are also spoken, Turkic and Altaic languages, such as Uzbek and Turkmen, are present Tajiki is also used.

Afghani Currency

Rate: 1 USD = 50

AFG Independent Day: 19 August

Fiscal year: 21 March 20 March

Internet Domain: af

Dialing Code: +93

Administrative Divisions: 34 Provinces

Boundaries

Pakistan: 2,430 km

Tajikistan: 1,206 km

Iran: 936 km

Turkmenistan: 744 km

Uzbekistan: 137 km

China: 76 km

Total: 5,529 km

Ethnic Division

Pashton: 35 %

Tajik: 27 %

Hazara: 19 %

Uzbek: 6 %

Aimak: 4 %

Turkmen: 3 %

Baloch: 2 %

Others: 4 %

ReligionsSunni Muslim: 88 %

Shi`a Muslim: 11 %

Others: 1 %