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Brief Overview of this Country
Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran |
| Population: 25,838,797 (July 2000 est.) - Capital: Kabul |
| Ethnics Groups: Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) |
| Languages: Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
Religions: Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1% |
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