Other Interesting Facts
- The modern state of Afghanistan was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747.
- The official name of Afghanistan is Islamic State of Afghanistan.
- The capital of Afghanistan used to be Kandahar, but shifted to Kabul.
- In Afghanistan, the meal is incomplete without ‘naan,’ which is a flat, unleavened bread.
- A special sport there is called Buzkashi.
- Opium is the fastest and largest growing crop in Afghanistan.
- The highest point in the country is formed by Nowshak, which is situated at 7,485 m (24,557 ft) above sea level.
- Afghanistan’s natural resources include gold, silver, copper, zinc, and iron ore in the southeast; precious and semi-precious stones (such as lapis, emerald, and azure) in the northeast; and potentially significant petroleum and natural gas reserves in the north. The country also has uranium, coal, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, and salt.
- Afghanistan is spread over an area of approximately 249,984 sq miles (647,500 km²) and forms the 41st largest country in the world (after Burma).
- The country has been divided into 34 administrative provinces (welayats), each of them having a capital of its own. Each province is sub-divided into many provincial districts, with each covering a city or several townships.
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