AFGHANISTAN is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia. Generally considered a part of Central Asia , it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either the Middle East or South Asia, as it has cultural, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbors: Iran in the west, Pakistan and India, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and the People's Republic of China to the east. |
Official name | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
The land area (km2) | 647,497 | |
Population(2007 est.) | 31,889,923 | |
Languages | Dari (Afghan Persian) and Pashto | |
Capital | Kabul |