2. Contents of Afghanistan
Official Name Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Population 35Million
Area 650000 km²
Religion Islam
Currency Afghani
1CNY = 8.3Afs
Official Languages Pashto, Dari
Capital city Kabul
GDP per capita 690 UD
11. Type of Government
The form of Government is
Presidential
There is a legislature to pass and make laws
“Parliament”
12. Afghan constitution is the followed version of 1870s
and 1923, with a little changes Approved and
enacted in January-2004.
The Constitution has 160 articles
18. Education
60% of population is educated
Article 43 of the Afghan Constitution Education free
from kindergarten to Degree.
Entrance age to school is 5
12 year school
4 year Degree
After Degree people have to pay for their education.
54. The People's Republic of China established diplomatic relations
with the Kingdom of Afghanistan on January 20, 1955.
Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier He Long visited Afghanistan
in January 1957. This was the first ever visit taken by Chinese
leadership to Afghanistan in the history of Sino-Afghan relations.
During the visit, the Chinese Premier and Vice Premier met with
King Mohammad Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, and held respective
talks with Prime Minister Mohammad Daud Khan
Through history, the relations between Afghanistan and China
mostly involved trade of fruit and tea via caravans through
Xinjiang and Wakhan Corridor on the border between the two
countries.
Afghanistan-China Bilateral
Relationship