Facts about Afghanistan

Overview: Afghanistan's official title is the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It is the world's 41st largest country and is land-locked and mountainous with plains in the north and south-west of the country. Large areas of the country are dry and have limited fresh water supplies. The country suffers frequent earthquakes. Natural resources include copper iron ore, zinc, precious & semi-precious stones and significant gas and oil reserves. These resources are largely un-tapped due to the country's invasion by the Soviet Union in 1979 and subsequent civil war. In 2001 an invasion force, led by the United States of America, over-threw the Taliban rulers. Since then a UN-created military force has been helping the Afghan government to re-build the country and establish and maintain law.

The government of Afghanistan is committed to economic reform and to improving access to basic services, infrastructure, housing and education. Money can now be transferred in and out of the country using official banking channels and international procedures. As a result the economy is going through a major change and many of the country's people still suffer from insufficient food, housing and other essentials.

Afghanistan is overwhelmingly Muslem (89.2% Sunni & 8.9% Shi'a). It is divided into 34 provinces, each of which has its' own capital. Each province is also divided into many districts (each district covering a city or several townships).

Size: slightly smaller than Texas

Climate: arid to semi-arid; cold winters and hot summers

Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

Sights to visit:

Mazar e Sharif - 400 km north-west of Kabul, Mazar e Sharif is the nation's second largest city. It is in better shape than much of the country as it managed to avoid most of the war.

Panjshir - 100 kms north-east of the capital Kabul (5hrs drive due to poor roads for the 2nd 50 kms). Now a pilgramage site Massoud's tomb, a white building with vibrant green dome, is perched on a hill with commanding and beautiful views of the river below.

Ghazni Minaret - a small city and province south of Kabul

Getting around Afghanistan 

1. By road -  The road system is marginal, although the international community is constructing modern highways and provincial roads
2. By bus - bus services operate in most cities
3. By train - Afghanistan has no railways
4. By air - Flights within the country are operated by Bakhtar Afghan Airlines

Location
Afghanistan is in southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

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Getting to Afghanistan:

By air - Herat Airport, Kandahar Airport, Kabul Khwaja Rawash Airport, Mazar I Sharif

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Regions: Afghanistan is divided into the following regions: Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamian Farah Faryab Ghazni Ghowr Helmand Herat Jowzjan Kabol Kandahar Kapisa Konar Kondoz Laghman Lowgar Nangarhar Nimruz Oruzgan Paktia Paktika Parvan Samangan Sar-e Pol Takhar Vardak Zabol

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