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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
* 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--[[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).
* 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.
* Nationality: Noun and adjective--Afghan(s).
* Nationality: Noun and adjective--Afghan(s).
* 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.
* Population: [[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.
* 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.