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Tanzania - Hostel in Europe Network
Area: 652.396 Km²
Population: 26.813.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 41 pop/Km²
System of government: Transiction government
Capital: Kabul (1.500.000 pop.)
Major cities: Qandahar 200.000 pop., Herat 150.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Hazara 19%, Uzbek 6%
Border countries: Pakistan EAST and SOUTH, Iran WEST, China EAST, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan NORTH
Principal mountains: Noshaq 7486 m
Principal rivers: Helmand 1300 Km, Amu Darya with Darya-ye Panj 1250 Km (afghan tract, total 2600 Km)
Principal lakes: Hamun-e-Saberi 500 Km² (total, with iranian part), Istada 150 Km²
Principal islands: -
Climate: Continental - arid
Language: Pashtu, Dari, Uzbek, Turkmen
Religion: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%
Currency: Afghani (AFA)
Fixed public holidays: 21/3, 28/4, 1/5, 4/5, 19/8
Dialling code: 0093
GMT:
+4.30
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