Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, covering an area of 647,500 sq.km. It is bounded to the west by Iran, to the south and the east by Pakistan, to the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and to the north east by the Peoples Republic of China.

The geography of Afghanistan is dominated by mountains. The Hindu Kush sweeps down from the north east through the central regions of the country and flattens out into the deserts of the southwest plateau. On either side of the mountains, to the north and to the east, the land is more fertile, and it is in these areas that most agricultural activity takes place.

Afghanistan is an Islamic country, with a majority of Sunni Muslims and a minority of Shia Muslims. The ethnic composition of the people is: Pashtu 38%, Tajik 25%, Hazara 19%, Uzbek 6% and various other ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch and others) making up the remaining 12%. The official languages of the country are Dari and Pashtu.

For detailed information on Afghanistan, see the country profile provided by the Afghanistan Information Management Service.

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Australian National University Asian Studies Centre (many West Asian links)

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Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Afghanistan.

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Michael Yon - Combat Journalist, Author, Blogger, Photographer

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Afghanistan Information Management Service is building information management capacity in government and delivers information management services to organisations across Afghanistan.

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