Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Color: Green.
Capital: Kabul, Afghanistan
Leader: President Mirwais Khan Hotak
Description: The people who live in our nation are called "Afghans". However, the kingdom is made up of several different tribes. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (shorthand: Afghanistan) is a small, relatively poor nation. Its people are known for fiercely defending what they consider theirs. The government of Afghanistan is a Constitutional Monarchy.
Introduction: For centuries, the region called Afghanistan was the target of nearly every invader that stopped by in the general varea. The people of Afghanistan were divided along tribal lines and only united to fend of foreign invasion. After the foreigners were dealt with, disunity sunk in and the cycle repeated itself. A brutal invasion is 1779 lead to the people uniting against the common enemy like always. The war lasted ten years before the invader from across the seas was repelled. This hard a drastic effect on the tribes that lost tens of thousands of people in the war. The tribes united to form a government in which all their views would be represented. To promote this unity, a ceremonial "King" was put into power. A king came from one tribe (the first tribe to get this honor was the Pashtun). He would carry out ceremonial duties until his death where the next king was selected from the next Tribe. The current King is from the Hazara tribe.
The assimiliation of the Iranians into the greater Afghan culture, and the people of Sind into Afghanistan, have been meet with success.
The Head of State is President Mirwais Khan Hotak.
Geography
Location: Southern Asia, east of Iraq, west of India, borders the Caspian Sea and Persia Gulf
Borders: Iran, Central Asia, Sind, Iraq, Sinkiang, India
Coastline: Arabian Sea, Caspian Sea
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers ; subtropical along Caspian coast
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest. In the Iranian territories, rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Natural Resources: coal, copper, sulfur, lead, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, petroleum, natural gas, copper, manganese, zinc
Natural Hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts. In the Iranian regionperiodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Geography Note: the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor). strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz,
People
Population: 81,018,931
Population Growth: Currently 1%
Major Cities: Kabul, Tehran, Karachi, Mashhad, Esfahan, Karaj, Tabriz
Nationality:
noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan
Ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Persian, Azeri, other
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, other
Official Language: Afghan Persian or Dari
Government
Country Name:
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan
Government type:Constitutional Monarchy/Islamic Republic
Capital: Kabul
Administrative divisions: 65 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul, Alborz, Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan), Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan), Bushehr, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan), Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan), Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan), Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan
National holiday: Founder's Day, 19 August (1791)
Constitution: constitution drafted 14 December 1790, signed 16 January 1791; ratified 26 January 1791
Legal System: Based on civil law
Suffrage: 17 years of age; landowning Muslim males.
Economy
Economy - overview: Since the Long War of 1779-1789, Afghanistan has taken great strides in revolutionizing its economy for effectiveness. With the recent aquistion of a port on the strategic Persian Gulf, Afghanistan is able to export and import goods more effectively. Afghanistan's economy is growing rapidly as the population and industry booms.
Export Partners: United Kingdom, Sind, Iran, Central Asia, Sinkiang, Siam, Canada, Russia, Germany, Peru, Ethiopia, SRO, Caliphte, Bosnia, India
Currency: Afghani
Military
Military branches: Afghan Armed Forces
Military service age and obligation:17 years of age; voluntary army with an option of conscription during emergencies.
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: None at the moment.
National Goals: Remain independent (not become a puppet state/vassal). Expand into India, Iran, and the Caucasus.