| * 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::Directory:Kabul|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). |
| * Climate: Dry, with cold winters and hot summers. | | * Climate: Dry, with cold winters and hot summers. |