Afghanistan

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is located in the center of continent Asia and it is a landlocked country as it is surrounded by mountains from all sides and borders.

Geographic Map Of Afghanistan
It is neighboring to Pakistan in the East and South border while it is neighboring to Iran in the South and West, Its north border meets Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan while China meets in its far north east. It is a crossroad between eastern and western world. It was the main trade and migration center in the past years. It is a connection between south and central Asia and Middle East. Afghan land has been ruled and invaded by various invaders and vanquishers.

History Of Afghanistan
The empire of modern Afghanistan was set by the Ahmed Shah Durrani who created Durrani Empire. Afghanistan turns around in a buffer state in the great game that was played between Russian Empire and British Empire. Afghanistan has been in the state of war since 70s. America declared war against terrorism and took over the rule on Afghanistan to demolish the Taliban government. The war is still going on in Afghanistan.

General Information About Afghanistan
Currently, according to an estimated that was estimated in the July 2008, total of Afghanistan is 32, 738, 376. The largest city of Afghanistan is Kabul which is currently is also the capital of Afghanistan. The other population wise largest cities of Afghanistan are: Heart, Kandhar, Mazar-eSharif, Jalalabad, Ghazni and Kunduz. Pashtuns are a major ethnic group of Afghanistan.

Natural Resource In Afghanistan
Afghanistan is rich in natural resources as it contains lots of natural metals and minerals such as gold, silver, zinc, iron, copper, and iron ore. It lapis contains several precious and semi-precious natural stones that are very expensive these are lapis, emerald, azure etc. Afghanistan also contains natural energy resources such as natural gas and petroleum. Other natural resources include uranium, coal, chromites, talc, barites, lead, sulfur and salt.

Language,  Religion and Culture Of Afghanistan
The main language that is spoken and understood in Afghanistan is Eastern Persian and Pashto. Other languages are also spoken such as hazaragi, Turkic, uzbek, Turkmen, balochi, nuristani, pashai, brahui, pamiri, hindko, bilingualism etc. Islam is the state religion of Afghanistan. Mostly people are Sunni and other Muslim majority is Shia. Hindus and Sikhs are the minority religious groups in Afghanistan.

Afghan Airline Railways and Other Transports and Communication
Afghanistan is demolished country that is in the state of war. The national airline of Afghanistan is Ariana Afghan Airlines; afghan airline covers limited national and international destinations. Other transport systems include railway system, bus services within the cities, other automobiles. Main telecommunication is done through several telecommunication services that are being provided by Afghan Wireless, Etisalat, Roshan, Areeba and Afghan Telecom.

Taliban Group in Afghanistan
Taliban are the controlling power in afghan so all media activities that are common in other parts of the world are strictly banned. Music and other entertainment is strictly banned while radio services and television transmissions are being used fir religious purposes.

Education Of Afghanistan
Afghanistan does not have a strong education rate as only 36% literacy rate was estimated in the year 1999. several higher education institutes are