Explore Afghanistan in Asia - Afghanistan Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Afghanistan with its capital Kabul is located in Asia (Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan). It covers some 647,501 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Texas) with 32,738,000 citizens. Persian, Pushto, Uzbek and Turkmen are the languages commonly used by the people in Afghanistan (consider regional differences). Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are bordering countries.
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in the heart of Asia. Traveling in Afghanistan is potentially very dangerous. It has spent the last 3 decades in the news for all the wrong reasons. While visiting has not been advisable for several years, it has much to offer. That said, even the adventurous should consider looking elsewhere for thrill-seeking at the moment. The most pleasant weather in Kabul is during April, May and September.
Pictures from Kabul (Capital) 
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Bus stop
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overview
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Talab Kharabad
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Mangal Kalah
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shahtoot
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About Afghanistan
The landscape features mostly rugged mountains and plains in north and southwest. The average density of population is about 50 per km². The climate in can be described as arid to semiarid with cold winters and hot summers. Potential threats by nature are damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains or flooding or droughts.
To reach someone in Afghanistan dial +93 prior to a number. There are 129,300 installed telephones. And there are 12,000,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".af". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 34 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria,...
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure, dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top, it is noteworthy for the...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Afghanistan
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Afghanistan has declined over the last 10 years by 8.2 births per thousand from 46.3 in 2001 to 38.1 in 2010. Currently, 1,109,812 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Afghanistan has declined over the last 10 years by 3.6 deaths per thousand from 21.3 in 2001 to 17.7 in 2010. Currently, 513,991 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Afghanistan is growing at an rate of 2.47% (or by 719,296 citizens). Each year 123,474 people enter this country (or 4.20 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.05%. Or an total increase of 595,822 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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