Afghanistan is located in south Asia, north and west of Pakistan and east of Iran. It has an area slightly smaller than Texas. The total area is 647,500 sq km, which is the same area as the land. With land boundaries of 5,529 km, their border countries are china 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan [...]

Afghanistan is one of the largest countries of the world with around 99% of Afghans being accounted as Muslims. Most of the Afghans are Sunni Muslims with accounting 80% of the country’s population. And 19% of the population is Shia. The remaining 1% includes Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists who live in different cities of [...]

Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Geographic coordinates: 33° 00 N, 65° 00 E
Land area: 647,500 sq km
Total area: 647,500 sq km
Population: 31,889,923 (July 2007 est.)
Government: Islamic republic
President: Hamid Karzai
Vice President: Ahmad Zia Massoud, Karim Khalili
Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages [...]

Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been an ancient focal point of trade and migration. It has an important geostrategical location, connecting South, Central and Southwest Asia.