| NAME: |
Afghanistan |
| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Islamic republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%. |
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