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Before editing, please read the Afghanistan's overview page to fully understand the complex, baffling, bazaar, oddball and weirdo ethnic, political, cultural and religious situation in the country!
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| Capital: | Mazar-e Sharif | ||||||
| Largest city: | Sari Pul | ||||||
| Other cities: | Shebergan, Maymana, Samangan, Herat | ||||||
| Language: official: |
Afghan and Tajik | ||||||
| others: | Standardised UK English, Uzbek, Persian and Arabic. | ||||||
| Religion: | Islam, Zoastafarians, Buddhism and Hindus | ||||||
| Ethnic group: | 62% Tadjiks, 15% Uzbeks, 12% Pashtun, 6% Persians, 2% Hazara and 3% Others. | ||||||
| Type of government: | Republic | ||||||
| government: | Loyah Jhirga | ||||||
| President: | General Abdul Rashid Dostum | ||||||
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| Population: | 4,542,820 (Feb 2011 est) | ||||||
| Independence: | 1967 | ||||||
| Currency: | Afghani | ||||||
| Organizations: | The 1997 Kara-kalpak, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek Alliance. | ||||||
| % Literacy: | 78% | ||||||
| Number of military personnel: | 6,500 | ||||||
School girls in Herat in 2007.
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. (Persian/Pashto: افغانستان, Afġānistān), is a near lawless region in Southern Asia, formerly controlled by the old Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
Tadjikistan invaded Afghanistan in 1977 and 1982 and annexed part of the DRNA in 1984, to the DRA's dismay. Ismail Khan was almost forced to give up his rule in Herat, but was allowed autonomy with in the DRA. Herāt Emirate, became an autonomous region in the new DRA in 2010.