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| * Area: 647,500 sq. km. (249,935 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. | | * Area: 647,500 sq. km. (249,935 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. |
− | * Cities: Capital--Kabul (1,780,000; 1999/2000 UN est.). Other cities (1988 UN est.; current figures are probably significantly higher)--Kandahar (226,000); Herat (177,000); Mazar-e-Sharif (131,000); Jalalabad (58,000); Konduz (57,000). | + | * Cities: Capital--[[Has Capital::Kabul]] (1,780,000; 1999/2000 UN est.). Other cities (1988 UN est.; current figures are probably significantly higher)--Kandahar (226,000); Herat (177,000); Mazar-e-Sharif (131,000); Jalalabad (58,000); Konduz (57,000). |
| * Terrain: Landlocked; mostly mountains and desert. | | * Terrain: Landlocked; mostly mountains and desert. |
| * Climate: Dry, with cold winters and hot summers. | | * Climate: Dry, with cold winters and hot summers. |
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| * Nationality: Noun and adjective--Afghan(s). | | * Nationality: Noun and adjective--Afghan(s). |
− | * Population: 31,056,997 (June 2006 est.). More than 3 million Afghans live outside the country, mainly in Pakistan and Iran, although over three and a half million have returned since the removal of the Taliban. | + | * Population: [[Population:=31056997|31,056,997]] (June 2006 est.). More than 3 million Afghans live outside the country, mainly in Pakistan and Iran, although over three and a half million have returned since the removal of the Taliban. |
| * Annual population growth rate (2006 est.): 2.67%. This rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact. | | * Annual population growth rate (2006 est.): 2.67%. This rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact. |
| * Main ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aimaq, Baluch, Nuristani, Kizilbash. | | * Main ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aimaq, Baluch, Nuristani, Kizilbash. |
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