Afghanistan flag
The flag of Afghanistan was founded on January, 4, 2004
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Description of Afghan flag: three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning “God is great”), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan
Country name:
long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
short form: Afghanistan
Location of Afghanistan: Southern Asia
Afghanistan borders with:
China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
The capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
Time difference: UTC+4.5
Area: 647,500 sq km
Population: 33,610,000
Nationality: Afghan
Official language: Afghan Persian or Dari
Government type: republic
Chief of state: President
Currency: afghanis (AFA)
Internet-domain: .af