Ethnic minorities
| Name: | Afghanistan (Islamic State of Afghanistan) |
| Local name (Pushto): | (ﺖﻟﻭﺩ ﻰﻣﻼﺳﺍ ﻥﺎﺘﺴﻧﺎﻐﻓﺍ ﺩ) ﻥﺎﺘﺴﻧﺎﻐﻓﺍ |
| Local name (Dari): | (ﻥﺎﺘﺴﻧﺎﻐﻓﺍ ﻰﻣﻼﺳﺍ ﺖﻟﻭﺩ) ﻥﺎﺘﺴﻧﺎﻐﻓﺍ |
| Bordering countries: | Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 652 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 28 717 ths. |
| Capital: | Kabul (ﻞﺑﺎﻛ) |
| Official languages: | Pushto, Dari |