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The Herat city of Afghanistan
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the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Herat
Herat,Afghanistan
- City Name : Herat
- Country : Afghanistan
- افغانستان Afghānestān
- Region : South Asia
- Capital : Kabul
- Area : 652,860.00 km²
- Official Language : Pashto, Dari
- Population : 37,172,000.00
- GDP(Nominal) : 18.734
- GPI Rank : 163
- GII Rank : 0
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South Asia west of the Himalaya Mountains. The land has a total area of 652,860 km². This area is approximately 94% of the area of Texas. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 6 neighbouring countries Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. The distance between New York City and the Capital Kabul is about 10,850 km.Due to its political and financial situation, Afghanistan is considered one of the least developed countries in the world. and is also one of the heavily indebted poor countries.
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