Capital:Kabul
Population:29,928,987
Area:647,500 sq km
Climate:arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Languages:Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%
Currency:afghani (AFA)
Government:Islamic republic
Religions:Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
