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Afghanistan General Information

Capital (and largest city)

Kabul

Official language

Pashto and Dari (Persian)

Government

Islamic republic

President

Hamid Karzai

Voice President

Mohammed Fahim

Voice President

Karim Khalili

Chief Justice

Abdul Salam Azimi

Establishment

First Afghan state

October 1747

Independence

August 19, 1919

Area

Total

647,500 km2

251,772 sq mi

Water (%)

Negligible

Population

Population 2010 estimate

28,395,716

In 1979 census the population is

15, 50,000

GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate

Total $27.361 billion

Per capital

$906

GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate Total

$15.608 billion

Per capital

$517

Currency

Afghani (AFN)

Time zone

D† (UTC+4:30)

Drives on the

Right

ISO 3166 code

AF

Internet TLD

.af

Calling code

+93