Afghanistan
alternative words: Republic of Afghanistan, Islamic republic of Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
keywords: state
related topics: Kabul , Dari , Pashtu , Hazara , Pashtun , Tajik , Uzbek
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com , http://www.afgha.com , http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html , http://www.fas.org/irp/world/afghan/intro.htm
explanation: Located in central Asia, Afghanistan is surrounded in west by Iran, in east and south by Pakistan and north by newly created republics: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The country is mountainous and some peaks reach 7000m. The total surface is 647,500 sq km. Afghanistan is a multiethnic country composed with Pashtuns (35%), Tadzhik (25%) and other minorities. The total population is about 20 millions and 1 quarter is living outside Afghanistan as refugees. The regime is an Islamic republic.