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Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in the Middle East, bordered on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, on the extreme northeast by China, on the east and south by Pakistan, and by Iran on the west. The country is split by the Hindu Kush mountain range, which rise to heights of 24,000 feet. Most of the country is covered by high snow-capped mountains and deep valleys.
Country Facts
Population: 32,738,376
Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Nationality: Afghan
Language: Afghan Persian or Dari and Pashto
Capital: Kabul
Percent population under age of 15: 46.7%
Years of life expectancy at birth: 46.2
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births): 165
Child mortality (death before age 5): 257
Per capita health expenditure: $34
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