{"id":36,"date":"2014-09-05T15:59:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/countries-of-the-world\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2017-07-15T23:33:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T23:33:14","slug":"afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/countries-of-the-world\/asian-countries\/afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: July 15, 2017 at 23:33 pm\n

\"afghanistanAfghanistan is a country located in Central and South Asia. Afghanistan is officially named the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” and the majority of its population are Muslims.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan has no border with any ocean and therefore has no beaches. It is therefore said to be a “landlocked” country. The size of Afghanistan is 652,230 km2 and its population as of 2014 stands at 31,108,077.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan’s neighbors are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1. Pakistan (south and east)<\/p>\n

2. Iran (west)<\/p>\n

3. Turkmenistan (north)<\/p>\n

4. Uzbekistan (north)<\/p>\n

5. Tajikistan (north)<\/p>\n

6. China (northeast)<\/p>\n

Afghanistan’s natural resources include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1. Coal<\/p>\n

2. Copper<\/p>\n

3. Iron ore<\/p>\n

4. Lithium<\/p>\n

5. Uranium<\/p>\n

6. Rare Earth Elements<\/p>\n

7. Chromite<\/p>\n

8. Gold<\/p>\n

9. Zinc<\/p>\n

10. Talc<\/p>\n

11. Barites<\/p>\n

12. Sulfur<\/p>\n

13. Lead<\/p>\n

14. Marble<\/p>\n

15. Precious and semi-precious stones<\/p>\n

16. Natural Gas<\/p>\n

17. Petroleum<\/p>\n

Ethnicity of Afghanistan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Afghanistan is made up of a variety of ethnic groups, including Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimaq, Turkmen, Baloch and Arab. All of these people, however, are characterized by a fair-tan complexion, dark hair and varying colors of eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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