19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
11 July 1921 (from China)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Languages
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
