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Outline of Afghanistan

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Outline of Afghanistan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan:

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Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has experienced a continuous state of civil war.

Geography of Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan is: a landlocked country
  • Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Asia
  • (Central Asia)
  • (Southern Asia)
  • Greater Middle East
  • Iranian plateau
  • Time zone: UTC+04:30
  • Extreme points of Afghanistan
  • High: Noshaq 7,492 m (24,580 ft)
  • Low: Amu Darya 258 m (846 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 5,529 km
  • Coastline: none
  • Population of Afghanistan: 31,889,923 (2007 estimate) – 45th most populous country
  • Area of Afghanistan: 647,500 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi) – 41st largest country
  • Atlas of Afghanistan
  • Environment of Afghanistan

  • Climate of Afghanistan
  • Ecoregions in Afghanistan
  • Environmental issues in Afghanistan
  • Geology of Afghanistan
  • Protected areas of Afghanistan
  • Biosphere reserves in Afghanistan
  • National parks of Afghanistan
  • Renewable energy in Afghanistan
  • Wildlife of Afghanistan
  • Fauna of Afghanistan
  • Birds of Afghanistan
  • Mammals of Afghanistan
  • Natural geographic features of Afghanistan

  • Glaciers of Afghanistan
  • Islands of Afghanistan
  • Lakes of Afghanistan
  • Mountains of Afghanistan
  • Volcanoes in Afghanistan
  • Rivers of Afghanistan
  • Waterfalls of Afghanistan
  • Valleys of Afghanistan
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
  • Regions of Afghanistan

    Regions of Afghanistan

    Administrative divisions of Afghanistan

    Administrative divisions of Afghanistan

  • Provinces of Afghanistan
  • Districts of Afghanistan
  • Municipalities of Afghanistan
  • Provinces of Afghanistan
    Districts of Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is divided into 398 districts.

    Municipalities of Afghanistan
  • Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
  • Cities of Afghanistan
  • Demography of Afghanistan

    Demographics of Afghanistan

    Government and politics of Afghanistan

  • Form of government: Islamic republic
  • Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
  • Elections in Afghanistan
  • Afghan presidential election, 2009
  • Afghan parliamentary election, 2005
  • Afghan presidential election, 2004
  • Political parties in Afghanistan
  • Taxation in Afghanistan
  • Executive branch of the government of Afghanistan

  • Head of state: President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Afghanistan,
  • Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
  • Legislative branch of the government of Afghanistan

  • National Assembly of Afghanistan (bicameral)
  • Upper house: House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga)
  • Lower house: House of the People (Wolesi Jirga)
  • Judicial branch of the government of Afghanistan

  • Afghan Supreme Court (Stara Makama or ستره محكمه)
  • Chief Justice of Afghanistan
  • High Courts of Afghanistan
  • Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
  • District courts of Afghanistan
  • Local courts of Afghanistan
  • Foreign relations of Afghanistan

  • Diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
  • Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
  • United States-Afghanistan relations
  • Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
  • International organization membership

    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a member of:

    Law and order in Afghanistan

    Law of Afghanistan

  • Cannabis in Afghanistan
  • Capital punishment in Afghanistan
  • Constitution of Afghanistan
  • Crime in Afghanistan
  • Human rights in Afghanistan
  • LGBT rights in Afghanistan
  • Freedom of religion in Afghanistan
  • Law enforcement in Afghanistan
  • Military of Afghanistan

    Military of Afghanistan

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
  • President of Afghanistan
  • Afghan National Security Forces
  • Afghan Armed Forces
  • Afghan National Army
  • Afghan Air Force
  • Afghan National Police
  • Afghan Local Police
  • Afghan Border Police
  • National Directorate of Security
  • By period

  • Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan
  • Greater Khorasan
  • Islamic conquest of Afghanistan
  • History of Arabs in Afghanistan
  • Mongol invasion of Central Asia
  • Hotaki dynasty
  • Durrani Empire
  • Third Battle of Panipat
  • Battle of Jamrud
  • First Anglo-Afghan War
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • Third Anglo-Afghan War
  • European influence in Afghanistan
  • Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war
  • Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
  • Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
  • Soviet war in Afghanistan
  • History of Afghanistan since 1992
  • War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
  • By subject

  • History of Arabs in Afghanistan
  • Military history of Afghanistan
  • Culture of Afghanistan

  • Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
  • Architecture of Afghanistan
  • Category:Afghan tribes
  • Cuisine of Afghanistan
  • Gender roles in Afghanistan
  • Festivals in Afghanistan
  • Languages of Afghanistan
  • Media in Afghanistan
  • National symbols of Afghanistan
  • Coat of arms of Afghanistan
  • Flag of Afghanistan
  • National anthem of Afghanistan
  • People of Afghanistan
  • Ethnic minorities in Afghanistan
  • Prostitution in Afghanistan
  • Public holidays in Afghanistan
  • Records of Afghanistan
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
  • Art in Afghanistan

  • Art in Afghanistan
  • Cinema of Afghanistan
  • Literature of Afghanistan
  • Music of Afghanistan
  • Television in Afghanistan
  • Theatre in Afghanistan
  • People of Afghanistan

  • People of Afghanistan
  • Pashtun people
  • Tājik people
  • Farsiwan
  • Qizilbash
  • Hazara people
  • Uzbek people
  • Turkmen people
  • Baloch people
  • Nuristani people
  • Arabs
  • Persian (Dari)
  • Sunni Muslim
  • Shi'a Muslim
  • Religion in Afghanistan

  • Religion in Afghanistan
  • Buddhism in Afghanistan
  • Christianity in Afghanistan
  • Hinduism in Afghanistan
  • Islam in Afghanistan
  • Judaism in Afghanistan
  • Sikhism in Afghanistan
  • Sports in Afghanistan

    Sports in Afghanistan

  • Football in Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan at the Olympics
  • Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan

    Economy of Afghanistan

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 119th (one hundred and nineteenth)
  • Agriculture in Afghanistan
  • Banking in Afghanistan
  • National Bank of Afghanistan
  • Communications in Afghanistan
  • Internet in Afghanistan
  • Companies of Afghanistan
  • Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
  • ISO 4217: AFN
  • Energy in Afghanistan
  • Energy in Afghanistan
  • Energy policy of Afghanistan
  • Oil industry in Afghanistan
  • Health care in Afghanistan
  • Mining in Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Stock Exchange (AFX)
  • Taxation in Afghanistan
  • Tourism in Afghanistan
  • Visa policy of Afghanistan
  • Transport in Afghanistan
  • Airports in Afghanistan
  • Rail transport in Afghanistan
  • Roads in Afghanistan
  • Education in Afghanistan

    Education in Afghanistan

    References

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