Afghanistan, Afghanistan Political Geography

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Afghanistan[afgan´istan´´, afgAn´´istAn´] Pronunciation Key, republic (1998 est. pop. 24,800,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Iran on the west, by Pakistan on the east and south, and by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on the north; a narrow strip, the Vakhan (Wakhan), extends in the northeast along Pakistan to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. The capital and largest city is Kabul.