Afghanistan | Republic of Afghanistan | Dǝ Afġānistān Jumhūriyat (Pashto) | Jomhūrī-ye Afġānestān (Persian)
Capital: Kabul
Largest city: Kabul (3,476,794)
Official languages: Pashto · Persian
Other languages: Pashai, Sindhi, Turkish, Uzbek
Religions: Mazdaism (43.5%), Pashtunism (40.1%), Orthodox Christianity (9.3%), Buddhism (1.5%), Hinduism (1.2%), Others (0.6%), Non-religious (3.8%)
Demonym: Afghan
Government: Republic | Federal presidential
President: Omid Karzai
Vice President: Keyvan Kuroshi
Legislature: Meli Shura
Upper House: Mesherano Jirga
Lower House: Wolesi Jirga
Independence (from British Empire): 8 August 1919
Area: 652,230 sq km
Population (2014): 31,822,848
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Internet TLD: .ag