Outline of Afghanistan
The location of Afghanistan
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan:
Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has experienced a continuous state of civil war.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Afghanistan
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Afghan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Afghanistan
- International rankings of Afghanistan
- ISO country codes: AF, AFG, 004
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .af
Geography of Afghanistan
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- Afghanistan is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+04:30
- Extreme points of Afghanistan
- Land boundaries: 5,529 km
Pakistan 2,430 km
Tajikistan 1,206 km
Iran 936 km
Turkmenistan 744 km
Uzbekistan 137 km
China 76 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Afghanistan: 31,889,923 (2007 estimate) – 45th most populous country
- Area of Afghanistan: 647,500 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi) – 41st largest country
- Atlas of Afghanistan
Environment of Afghanistan
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- Climate of Afghanistan
- Ecoregions in Afghanistan
- Environmental issues in Afghanistan
- Protected areas of Afghanistan
- Renewable energy in Afghanistan
- Wildlife of Afghanistan
- Fauna of Afghanistan
Natural geographic features of Afghanistan
- Mountains of Afghanistan
- Rivers of Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Regions of Afghanistan
Ecoregions of Afghanistan
List of ecoregions in Afghanistan
Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
Map of Afghanistan with province border lines.
Provinces of Afghanistan
| Province | Map # | ISO 3166-2:AF[2] | Centers | Population | Area (km²) | Language | Notes | U.N. Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badakhshan | 30 | AF-BDS | Fayzabad | 823,000 | 44,059 | Dari Persian, | Composed of 29 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Badghis | 4 | AF-BDG | Qala i Naw | 429,500 | 20,591 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 7 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Baghlan | 19 | AF-BGL | Puli Khumri | 779,000 | 21,118 | Dari Persian Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashto | 16 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Balkh | 13 | AF-BAL | Mazari Sharif | 1,096,100 | 17,249 | Dari Persian, Pashto, Uzbek | 15 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Bamyan | 15 | AF-BAM | Bamyan | 387,300 | 14,175 | Dari Persian | 7 districts | East Central Afghanistan |
| Daykundi | 10 | AF-DAY | Nili | 399,600 | 8,088 | Dari Persian | 8 districts Formed from Orūzgān Province in 2004 | South West Afghanistan |
| Farah | 2 | AF-FRA | Farah | 438,000 | 48,471 | Pashto, Dari Persian, Balochi | 11 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Faryab | 5 | AF-FYB | Maymana | 858,600 | 20,293 | Dari Persian, Turkmen, Pashto and Uzbek | 14 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Ghazni | 16 | AF-GHA | Ghazni | 931,000 | 22,915 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 19 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Ghor | 6 | AF-GHO | Chaghcharan | 485,000 | 36,479 | Dari Persian | 10 districts | East Central Afghanistan |
| Helmand | 7 | AF-HEL | Lashkar Gah | 745,000 | 58,584 | Pashto, Balochi | 13 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Herat | 1 | AF-HER | Herat | 1,182,000 | 54,778 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 15 districts | West Afghanistan |
| Jowzjan | 8 | AF-JOW | Sheberghan | 441,000 | 11,798 | Uzbek, Dari Persian | 9 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Kabul | 22 | AF-KAB | Kabul | 3,314,000 | 4,462 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 15 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Kandahar | 12 | AF-KAN | Kandahar | 886,000 | 54,022 | Pashto | 16 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Kapisa | 29 | AF-KAP | Mahmud-i-Raqi | 360,000 | 1,842 | Dari Persian, Pashto | 7 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Khost | 26 | AF-KHO | Khost | 300,000 | 4,152 | Pashto | 13 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Kunar | 34 | AF-KNR | Asadabad | 321,000 | 4,942 | Pashto | 15 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Kunduz | 18 | AF-KDZ | Kunduz | 820,000 | 8,040 | Dari Persian, Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashto | 7 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Laghman | 32 | AF-LAG | Mihtarlam District | 373,000 | 3,843 | Pashto, Dari Persian and Pashai | 5 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Lowgar | 23 | AF-LOW | Pul-i-Alam | 292,000 | 3,880 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 7 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Nangarhar | 33 | AF-NAN | Jalalabad | 1,089,000 | 7,727 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 23 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Nimruz | 3 | AF-NIM | Zaranj | 149,000 | 41,005 | Pashto, and Balochi | 5 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Nurestan | 31 | AF-NUR | Parun | 112,000 | 9,225 | Nuristani, Pashto, Dari Persian | 7 districts | East Afghanistan |
| Orūzgān | 11 | AF-ORU | Tarin Kowt | 627,000 | 22,696 | Pashto | 6 districts | South West Afghanistan |
| Paktia | 24 | AF-PIA | Gardez | 415,000 | 6,432 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 11 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Paktika | 25 | AF-PKA | Sharan | 352,000 | 19,482 | Pashto | 15 districts | South Afghanistan |
| Panjshir | 28 | AF-PAN | Bazarak | 128,620 | 3,610 | Dari Persian | 5 districts Created in 2004 from Parwan Province | Central Afghanistan |
| Parwan | 20 | AF-PAR | Charikar | 726,000 | 5,974 | Dari Persian and Pashto | Composed of 9 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Samangan | 14 | AF-SAM | Aybak | 378,000 | 11,262 | Dari Persian, Uzbek | 5 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Sar-e Pol | 9 | AF-SAR | Sar-e Pol | 468,000 | 15,999 | Dari Persian and Uzbek | 6 districts | North Afghanistan |
| Takhar | 27 | AF-TAK | Taloqan | 810,800 | 12,333 | Dari Persian, and Uzbek | 12 districts | North East Afghanistan |
| Wardak | 21 | AF-WAR | Meydan Shahr | 413,000 | 8,938 | Pashto, Dari Persian | 9 districts | Central Afghanistan |
| Zabul | 17 | AF-ZAB | Qalat | 365,920 | 17,343 | Pashto | 9 districts | South West Afghanistan |
Districts of Afghanistan
Districts of Afghanistan Afghanistan is divided into 398 districts.
Municipalities of Afghanistan
Municipalities of Afghanistan
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Cities of Afghanistan
Demography of Afghanistan
Government and politics of Afghanistan
- Form of government: Islamic republic
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Elections in Afghanistan
- Political parties in Afghanistan
- Taxation in Afghanistan
Branches of government
Executive branch of the government of Afghanistan
Legislative branch of the government of Afghanistan
- National Assembly of Afghanistan (bicameral)
- Upper house: House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga)
- Lower house: House of the People (Wolesi Jirga)
Judicial branch of the government of Afghanistan
- Afghan Supreme Court (Stara Makama or ستره محكمه)
- Chief Justice of Afghanistan
- High Courts of Afghanistan
- Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
- District courts of Afghanistan
- Local courts of Afghanistan
- District courts of Afghanistan
- Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
- United States-Afghanistan relations
- Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
International organization membership
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a member of:[3]
Law and order in Afghanistan
- Cannabis in Afghanistan
- Capital punishment in Afghanistan
- Constitution of Afghanistan
- Crime in Afghanistan
- Human rights in Afghanistan
- Law enforcement in Afghanistan
Military of Afghanistan
- Command
- Afghan National Security Forces
Local government in Afghanistan
Local government in Afghanistan
History of Afghanistan
- Timeline of the history of Afghanistan
- Current events of Afghanistan
By period
- Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan
- Greater Khorasan
- Islamic conquest of Afghanistan
- History of Arabs in Afghanistan
- Mongol invasion of Central Asia
- Hotaki dynasty
- Durrani Empire
- Third Battle of Panipat
- Battle of Jamrud
- First Anglo-Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Third Anglo-Afghan War
- European influence in Afghanistan
- Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war
- Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
- Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- Soviet war in Afghanistan
- History of Afghanistan since 1992
- War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
By subject
Culture of Afghanistan
Ethnolinguistic groups of Afghanistan
Afghan boys and girls at Kabul
Tribal and religious leaders at Kandahar
- Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
- Architecture of Afghanistan
- Category:Afghan tribes
- Cuisine of Afghanistan
- Gender roles in Afghanistan
- Languages of Afghanistan
- Media in Afghanistan
- National symbols of Afghanistan
- People of Afghanistan
- Prostitution in Afghanistan
- Public holidays in Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Art in Afghanistan
People of Afghanistan
Religion in Afghanistan
Sports in Afghanistan
Sports in Afghanistan
Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 119th (one hundred and nineteenth)
- Agriculture in Afghanistan
- Communications in Afghanistan
- Companies of Afghanistan
- Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
- ISO 4217: AFN
- Energy in Afghanistan
- Health care in Afghanistan
- Mining in Afghanistan
- Taxation in Afghanistan
- Tourism in Afghanistan
- Visa policy of Afghanistan
- Transport in Afghanistan
Education in Afghanistan
Health in Afghanistan
See also
 |
Pashto language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
|
Persian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Topic overview:
- Afghanistan
- Index of Afghanistan-related articles
- Bibliography of Afghanistan
- Book:Afghanistan
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- All pages beginning with "Afghanistan"
- All pages beginning with "Afghan"
- All pages with a title containing Afghanistan
- All pages with a title containing Afghan
References
- ↑ References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.
- ↑ ISO 3166-2:AF (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of Afghanistan)
- ↑ "Afghanistan". The World Factbook. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Afghanistan
- Official government sites
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Office of the President
- Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)
- Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA)
- General information
- Afghanistan's Paper Money
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: Afghanistan
Afghanistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Culture and news
- KabulPress.org
- Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Cultural issues)
- Afghan Online Press
- Bakhtar News Agency (Official Afghan Agency)
- Other
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