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This is the Afghanistan national flag.

Absolute location of capital: 33” N, 60”E. Relative location of Afghanistan: West of Pakistan. Physical place: Mostly roughed mountains, plains in North and

South West. Human environment: They give .21% permanent crops. Movement: 46 airports, 9 heliports, 42,150 KM of roadways.

This is an outline map of Afghanistan

2000 B.C.- The first Assyrians moved into the land of Afghanistan.

988- Muhammad of Ghazi and his armies conquer Afghanistan making it part of an empire.

1996- Afghanistan taken over by the reign of the Taliban.

This is a Taliban fighter.

Underdeveloped. 0 oil. 0 cars owned. 20% urban population. 44.6% 0-14 age population. 154.67 per thousand infant mortality rate.

This is an Afghani dollar bill.

Government type: Islamic Republic. President: Humid Kazari.

This is a meeting of the Loyal Jigra.

2 official languages: Dari, and Pashto. Religion: Sunni Muslim. Clothes: Robes and sandals.

This is a traditional Afghani meal.

Population: 32,738,376 Population growth: 2.62% Life expectancies: Male: 44.04

Female: 44.39 Literacy rates: Male: 43.1%

Female: 12.6%

This graph show the literacy rates of males and females in Afhanistan.

The national sport in Afghanistan is “ goat grabbing”. Afghanistan has its own dance called the “Afghan Dance” Mostly only boys get the chance of going to school. There are only 7 television channels in Afghanistan.

This is a picture of kite fighting; a very popular Afghani sport.

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