Historia

Capital

nombre: Kabul
coordenadas geográficas: 34 31 N, 69 11 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

División administrativa

34provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman,Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul

Independencia

19 Agosto 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreignaffairs)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 19 Agosto (1919)

Constitución

constitution drafted 14 Diciembre 2003-4 Enero 2004; signed 16 Enero 2004; ratificada 26 Enero 2004

Sufragio18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (desde 7 December 2004); First Vice Presidente Mohammad FAHIM Khan(desde 19 November 2009); Second Vice Presidente Abdul Karim KHALILI (desde 7 December 2004); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente of theIslamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (desde 7 December 2004); First Vice Presidente Mohammad FAHIM Khan (desde 19 November 2009); Second Vice Presidente Abdul Karim KHALILI (desde 7 December2004)
cabinet: 25 ministers; note - ministers are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly
elections: the president and two vice presidents elected by direct vote for afive-year term (eligible for a second term); if no candidate receives 50% or more of the vote in the first round of voting, the two candidates with the most votes will participate in a second round;election last held on 20 August 2009 (next to be held in 2014)

PIB
Producto Interno Bruto (PIB): $29.81 miles de millones (2010 est.)
$27.38 miles de millones (2009 est.)
$22.34 miles de millones...