Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Afghanistan



The name Afghānistān means "Land of the Afghans". The name "Afghan" mainly designated the Pashtun people, and the largest ethnic group of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, South Asia, and is a part of the Greater Middle East. Afghtanistan is a 41st largest country.Afghanistan has an  focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. Afghanistan country's include natural resources are:- coal, copper, iron ore, lithium, uranium, rare earth elements, chromite, gold, zinc, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, marble, precious and semi-precious stones, natural gas, and petroleum among other things.  
Afghanistan is an  republic consisting of three branches, executive, legislative and judicial. In Afghanistan during period of 2003, 16 new banks are opened.
These banks names are:-
·         Afghanistan International Bank
·         Kabul Bank,
·         Azizi Bank
·         Pashtany Bank
·         Standard Chartered Bank and others.


                                                         

Capital :
Kabul
Area:
251,827 square km
State Bird:
Mocking
State Animal:
Snow Leopard
State Flower:
Tulip red flower
State Language:
Pashto,Dari
State Sport:
Kabaddi
State Dance:
Folk Dance
Chief Minister:
Hamid Karzai
Major Occupation:
Agriculture
Time Zone:
IST (UTC04:30)