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Population 29,929,000	Capital and Population Kabul; 2,956,000 Area 652,090 square kilometers (251,773 square miles) Language Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Uzbek, Turkmen, 30 minor langauges Religion Sunni and Shiite Muslim	Currency afghani Life Expectancy 46 GDP Per Capita U.S. $700 Literacy Percent 36

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