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Entity:
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Afghanistan
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Main prefix:
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YA
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Prefixes logged:
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T6, YA5, YA7 (LAST
LOGGED IN 2005)
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Time zone:
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Zula (UTC) + 4 h 30 min.
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Continent:
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Asia
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ITU zone:
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40
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CQ zone:
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21
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Capital:
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Kabul
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Geographic
coordinates: |
33° 00' N, 65° 00' E
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Borders
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China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206
km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km
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Internet
country code: |
.af
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| Country dialing code: | 93 |
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Independence:
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19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
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Constitution:
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The Bonn Agreement called for a Loya Jirga (Grand Council) to
be convened within 18 months of the establishment of the Transitional
Authority to draft a new constitution for the country, the basis for the next
constitution is the 1963/64 Constitution, according to the Bonn Agreement.
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Government
type: |
transitional
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