Afghanistan

Summary Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Population: 31,889,923 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Kabul geographic coordinates: 34 31 N, 69 12 E time difference: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $800 (2004 est.)

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