The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Saint Helena

       Saint Kitts and Nevis

       Saint Lucia

       Saint Pierre and Miquelon

       Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

       San Marino

       Sao Tome and Principe

       Saudi Arabia

       Senegal

       Serbia and Montenegro

       Seychelles

       Sierra Leone

       Singapore

       Slovakia

       Slovenia

       Solomon Islands

       Somalia

       South Africa

       South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

       Spain

       Spratly Islands

       Sri Lanka

       Sudan

       Suriname

       Svalbard

       Swaziland

       Sweden

       Switzerland

       Syria

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      Taiwan

       Tajikistan

       Tanzania

       Thailand

       Togo

       Tokelau

       Tonga

       Trinidad and Tobago

       Tromelin Island

       Tunisia

       Turkey

       Turkmenistan

       Turks and Caicos Islands

       Tuvalu

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      Uganda

       Ukraine

       United Arab Emirates

       United Kingdom

       United States

       Uruguay

       Uzbekistan

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      Vanuatu

       Venezuela

       Vietnam

       Virgin Islands

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      Wake Island

       Wallis and Futuna

       West Bank

       Western Sahara

       Western Samoa

       World

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      Yemen

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      Zaire

       Zambia

       Zimbabwe

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      @Afghanistan—————

      Map—

      Location: 33 00 N, 65 00 E—Southern Asia, north of Pakistan

      Flag——

      Description: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a gold emblem centered on the three bands; the emblem features a temple-like structure with Islamic inscriptions above and below, encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bolder Islamic inscription above, all of which are encircled by two crossed scimitars

      Geography————

      Location: Southern Asia, north of Pakistan

      Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E

      Map references: Asia

      Area:

       total area: 647,500 sq km

       land area: 647,500 sq km

       comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas

      Land boundaries:

       total: 5,529 km

       border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km,

       Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km

      Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

      Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

      International disputes: periodic disputes with Iran over Helmand water rights; Iran supports clients in country, private Pakistani and Saudi sources also are active; power struggles among various groups for control of Kabul, regional rivalries among emerging warlords, traditional tribal disputes continue; support to Islamic fighters in Tajikistan's civil war; border dispute with Pakistan (Durand Line); support to Islamic militants worldwide by some factions

      Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

      Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

       lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m

       highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m

      Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, talc,

       barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and

       semiprecious stones

      Land use:

       arable land: 12%

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