Law Offices of A. Rahman RAHIMGHIYASA, Attorneys and Trademark Agents, Kabul
General Information
Area
647,497 sq. km.
Population
40,121,552 (2024).
Capital
Kabul.
Currency
Afghani.
Official languages
Dari (Persian) and Pashto.
General Remarks
Afghanistan is a landlocked republic occupying a mountainous area. Its neighbors are Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The northeast tip of the country just touches China’s Sinkiang Province (about 85 km).
About 90% of the country’s exports are agricultural products such as wool, cotton, opium, fruits and nuts, sheepskin and lambskins, hand-woven carpets. Chief items are wool, cotton, karakul pelts, hides, oilseeds and fruits, precious and semi-precious stones, natural gas. Some 6 million (1991 estimate) heads of broadtail karakul sheep are raised, as well as goats. Minerals include copper, lead, gas, coal, zinc, iron, silver, asbestos, oil, etc.