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States: Afghanistan (Afghanistan)Independence Day: August 19 (1919)Afghan New Year (Alex): March 21Independence Day: August 19Eid Al-Fitr: (date uncertain each year, with the Islamic lunar calendar and change)Id al-Adha: (date uncertain each year, with the Islamic lunar calendar and change)Flag: February 5, 2002, Afghanistan adopted a new flag.The new national flag is based on the 1964 constitution designed to Afghanistan, from black, red, green, three-color logo and Afghanistan, long a national emblem.National political figures: President Hamid Karzai (Hamid Karzai), 2001年12月22 of the terms of Afghan Interim Government Chairman, June 13, 2002 in the Afghan Emergency Loya Jirga was elected President of the Transitional Government, until 2004 In the general election.November 2004 was elected President of Afghanistan, five-year term, sworn in December.Upper House of Parliament Speaker Xibo Jia Jia Didi plans Lamu, the next speaker of the House of Younusijia Nuni, the December 2005 election.Former King ZahirPhysical Geography: 652,300 square km area.In West Asia, South Asia and Central Asia Interchange, recapped north-south traffic要冲, an important geographical position.The north of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, northeast prominent strip border with China, Pakistan and East and Southeast adjacent to the junction of the West and Iran.In the mountainous, and the mountain plateau of the country's total area of 4 / 5, mostly in northern and southwestern plains, a southwestern desert.An average elevation of 1,000 meters.The country's largest Hindu Kush mountain range southwest of the northeast ramp intersection.Amu Darya river is the main, the Helmand River, the Kabul River and Halilude River.The mainland of the country's dry climate and little rain, the temperature and the temperature are larger, seasonal Obviously, the winter cold, hot summer.Afghanistan classes Da Mier Lake [AP]Population: 27.75 million (July 2002), accounting for 40 percent Pashtun, Tajik 25%, in addition to ethnic Uzbek, Hazara, Turkmen people, Balochistan and other ethnic communities and Nulisitan 20 Several ethnic minority.The official language is Pashto and Dari language (Persian), other parts of the Uzbek language, Baluchi, Turkish, and so on.98 percent of residents believe in Islam, of which 90 percent are Sunnis, Shiites for the rest.Chukchi people lead a camel walk in the grassland north of Kabul.Chukchi people for generations to nomadic living, the annual winter migration from northern Afghanistan to the relative warmth of the South>>Afghanistan's three major ethnicPashtun has a population of 11 million, accounting for about Afghanistan, 40 percent of the total population.Pashtuns intermittently ruled the country for two centuries.The overthrow of King Zahir, the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and former Prime Minister Hekmatyar are Pashtuns.The vast majority of Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims.Pashtuns living in the mainly Hindu Kush mountains south.From the second half of the 19th century, the beginning of Pashtuns from the Hindu Kush mountains moved northward, thus leaving few Pashtuns where the enclaves (in Kunduz, Maimana and Mazar-i-Sharif Region).In northern Afghanistan, the Pashtuns less than 15 percent.Located in the Hindu Kush mountains deep in the town of BamyanThe second largest ethnic Tajiks has a population of 5 million, accounting for 25 percent of the population.Tajiks are Sunni Muslims, the history of talented people of Afghanistan is a nation in the country has a strong influence.Most ministers, bankers and Tai Shangren are from this nation.They mainly live in Badakhshan, Takhar, Herat, Jowzjan, Samangan, Balkh, Kunduz and other provinces and the Panjshir Valley.Most people in Kabul are Tajiks.If we do not Rabbani short of the ruling Suanjin Qu, a total of Tajik ruled Afghanistan twice - the 14th century, at the end of the 1920s.Afghan-Tajik language is the main Dari language.And the north-eastern region of the Tajik people speak Tajik.Tajik people are the backbone of the Northern Alliance.The late General Massoud, Rabbani president and general law Ximu, General Ismail Khan, are Tajiks.Uzbekistan's third largest ethnic group has a population of 2.3 million.Uzbek people to live in a densely populated provinces in and around the CIS.Afghanistan, the Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims, said the two main languages - Dari and Uzbek language.On horseback "Diaoyang" CompetitionCapital: Kabul (Kabul), a population of about 2.15 million (2003).A mild climate, four distinct seasons, the annual average temperature of 13 ℃ around.Administrative Division: country is divided into 33 provinces, counties under the provincial, district, township and village.The provinces: Kabul, Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz, Balkh and Jowzjan, Faryab and Badghis, Herat, Ghor, Sar-e Pol, Samangan , Baghlan, Bamyan and Parwan, Wardak, Kapisa and Laghman, Nuersitan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Logar, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Farah, Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, the hole Di.A brief history: 15 centuries ago in Europe, the Middle East to India and the Far East trade, cultural exchange center.15 end of the century Europe to India by sea after the opening, he has become occluded.1747, the Azerbaijani people, drove them off foreign invaders, and establish a strong and prosperous Afghanistan was an independent kingdom, as the Ottoman Empire after the Muslim countries.After the 19th century, he became Britain and tsarist Russia角逐place.1838-1842, the United Kingdom launched the first invaded Afghanistan war failed the second time in 1878 the British invaded Afghanistan and Albania signed the treaty Da Make Gan, he lost diplomatic power.1885 tsarist Russia forcibly occupied territory of Azerbaijan, "Peng Di," Oasis.1893 King Abdul Rahman, Afghanistan and the United Kingdom signed between Afghanistan and British India, "Durand Line" new boundary agreement.1895 Britain and Russia concluded agreements, privately dividing up the Pamir region, and WA Khan designated buffer areas for Britain and Russia.In 1919 the people of Afghanistan to defeat the British invasion of the third after gaining independence, and is scheduled for August 19 Independence Day of Afghanistan.January 1929 A right-wing religious forces and tribal militants in the British instigation of riots and the overthrow of the Emannula dynasty.The same year, the former royal family is satisfied that the first since the French back to Seoul, Argentina, beat tribal militants, self-reliance for Wang.November 1933, Dole is satisfied that the first assassination of the king, Zahir, son of succession.February 2004, in the Afghan capital, Kabul, two women from the former through a clothing store.The fall of the Taliban regime has been more than two years, were once prohibited the re-emergence of a clothing store in Kabul street, but in some remote provinces of Afghanistan, a powerful conservative forces, women's clothing stores still are prohibited from opening.Former Prime Minister Daoud in 1973 launched a military coup and the overthrow of Zahir Shah dynasty, the establishment of the Republic of Afghanistan, Daoud power.April 1978, Azerbaijan People's Democratic Party launched a military coup, overthrowing the government, changing the country called the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Taraki ruling.The following year in September, the People's Democratic Party infighting, Hafizullah Amin killed Taraki replaced.December 1979 the Soviet armed invasion of Afghanistan and the overthrow of Amin regime, propped up puppet regime Babrak Karmal.The people of Afghanistan in order to safeguard national independence, set off against foreign aggression against the armed struggle and the establishment of a number of armed resistance organizations.November 1987, the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting made a decision to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan officially changed its name to the Republic of Afghanistan.February 15, 1989, the Soviet Union was forced to withdraw from all of Afghanistan.After the Soviet withdrawal, due to various factions in the distribution of power can not agree on, the outbreak of civil war in Afghanistan.April 16, 1992, President Najibullah announced his resignation all his posts.April 28, 1992, changing the country called the Islamic State of Afghanistan.In December, Chairman of the Islamic Association of Afghanistan, Rabbani was elected President of the Transitional Government, a period of two years, but refused to hand over power Rafah late, the right to an Afghan national factions intensified, military conflicts intensified.1994 students armed "Taliban" Yijuntuqi.1996 will be the Taliban regime driven out of Kabul, Rabbani, the establishment of political power.October 1997 changing the country known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan."9.11" incident, the United States rapidly in the conduct of military operations in Afghanistan, the Taliban and "base" organization was basically eliminated.December 5, 2001 Albania set up the interim government, Hamid Karzai was elected as Chairman of the Interim Administration.June 11, 2002 to 19, the Afghan Emergency Loya Jirga held in Kabul, with Karzai elected president of the Transitional Government of Afghanistan Cabinet, until 2004 elections.November 2004, Karzai was elected by an absolute advantage of the history of Afghanistan's first popularly elected president a term of five years, sworn in December.The western Afghan city of Herat, the horsepower taxi.In Herat, the trio prices cheaper than regular taxis, trucks pull up the horse has been the "Huazhizhaozhan" and become a King CityPolitics: January 2004, the Afghan Constitutional Loya Jirga meeting (Grand National) Adoption of a new constitution.Under the new constitution, the Afghan president republican practice.Parliament is the country's top legislature, by the lower house and upper house composed.Members of the House of the total number of 220-250 people between the provinces at least one women's.Members of the House by the people in a free, universal, secret and direct elections the way for a term of five years.House members were elected by provincial assemblies a four-year term; provinces of the district board elected a term of three years.The other one-third of the upper house, by the president in the wealth of experience and experts were appointed, including two representatives for the disabled.At the same time, the President's appointment of 50 percent of those who should be female.Islam is the religion of the State, the nationalization of the armed forces, gender equality, ethnic equality, national unity, both as a national political and social life of the basic principles enshrined in the new constitution.December 19, 2005, in Afghanistan the first democratically elected parliament held its first meeting, marking 30 years of the first democratically elected Afghan parliament started work.Timeline of the political process in Afghanistan Afghanistan's major political parties of the evolution of the political system in AfghanistanAfghan presidential election in Afghanistan through the lower house of parliament for the Supreme Court election programmeIn Kabul, a jewellery Shoushi Dian, the shop (right) waiting for customers to buy jewelry Qingjin Dan.Qingjin Dan is a very unique and rare rocks, minerals from the blue, not quantitative pyrite, calcite and other minerals component, a unique deep blue, Danlan and pure blue.It can be carved Decoration, but also of jewelry.Fine Qing Jinshi per kg worth about 300 dollars, the worst is not less than 40 dollars.Qing Jinshi Arab countries were known as "gems."Afghanistan is the world's largest and most famous Qing Jinshi origin, the Qing Jinshi known as the country's "national stone."Economy: Afghanistan is a backward agricultural country, in 1971 by the United Nations as one of the world's least developed countries.A relatively rich mineral resources, but not fully developed.Has proven a major natural gas resources, coal, salt, chromium, iron, copper, mica and gemstones such as Green.Albania may have the world's most abundant copper reserves, the world's fifth largest iron ore veins, 73 million tons of coal.In addition, natural gas reserves of about 185.2 billion cubic meters, oil reserves of about 95 million barrels.Afghanistan is the most inland river rivers, lakes and more into the desert.Amu Darya rivers are the main Kabul River, the Hirmand River, and so on and Hali Lu.A multi-year war to the collapse of the industrial base for depression.Consisting mainly of light industry and handicrafts, mainly textile, fertilizer, cement, leather, carpets, electric power, sugar and farm produce processing.Handicrafts accounted for about 42 percent of industrial output value.Argentine agriculture and animal husbandry is the main pillar of the national economy.Agricultural and livestock population of the nation's total population of 80 percent.Arable land less than the total land area of 10%.The main crops, including wheat, cotton, sugar beet, nuts and various fruits.The main livestock products is the fat tail sheep, cattle, goats and so on.Major export commodities are natural gas, carpets, Ganxianguopin, wool, cotton, and other.Main import commodities are all kinds of food products, motor vehicles, petroleum products and textiles, and so on.More than 20 years of war, the Argentine economy was severely damaged, transportation, communication systems, level of industry, education and agricultural infrastructure damage was most severe shortage of production and living materials, there were more than 600 million people fled the country and become refugees .Since the founding of the Afghan Transitional Government has taken various measures to stimulate domestic economic reconstruction.Afghan Government actively make use of international assistance to restore the domestic economy hematopoietic function, and vigorously carry out transportation, energy, irrigation, etc. related to Guojiminsheng the relevant infrastructure construction.At the same time, promulgated the investment law to encourage foreign companies to invest Afghanistan.Afghanistan has experienced for many years after the slump has gradually started post-war economic reconstruction process.Currency: Afghani (Afghani), referred to Ani.October 7, 2002, the new Afghan transitional government issued coins Ani, and Jiubi ratio was 1:1000.Press and Publications: major newspapers have, "Kabul Times" (Argentine official newspaper), "Kabul Weekly" (A only one English newspaper), "the motherland", "Anis newspaper."Radio Afghanistan was established in 1925, with nine kinds of foreign language broadcasting.Afghan television stations established in 1978 by Persian, Pashto player.Diplomacy: the Government of Afghanistan has always pursued an independent, neutral and non-aligned policy, the Non-Aligned Movement is one of the founding members.A transitional government set up after the foreign policy pursued actively, with Jiaohao adhere to the principle of their efforts to integrate into the international community.Relations with China: Afghanistan on January 20, 1955 established diplomatic relations with China.In 1979 before the two countries have always maintained friendly relations, the two leaders repeated visits.During the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the Chinese government does not recognize the Afghan government.1992 normalization of relations between the two countries.April 2005 Afghan Vice President Khalili's visit to China.June 18, 2006至21, President Karzai on a state visit to China, the two heads of state jointly signed the "Sino-Arab good-neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation", China and Algeria issued a joint statement.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/12/content_437219.htm

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