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Afghanistan (in Persian, Afghánistán),
republic in south-western Asia, bordered on the north by Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; on the east by China, Jammu and
Kashmir, and Pakistan; on the south by Pakistan; and on the
west by Iran. Afghanistan is roughly ovoid in shape and has
a maximum length, from north-east to south-west, of about
1,450 km (900 mi) and a width of about 725 km (450 mi). It
has an area of 647,497 sq km (250,000 sq mi).
Capital - Kabul 1,400,000
Area - 647,497 sq km (250,000 sq mi)
Languages - Pashto; Dari
Religions - Islam (Sunni and Shiite)
Currency - Afghani
Time Zone - 4.5 hours ahead of Greenwich
Mean Time (+4.5 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed

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