Flag of  Afghanistan
| Formal Name: |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Local Name: | Afghanestan |
| Local Formal Name: | Afghanestan |
| Region: | Asia |
| Associations: | United Nations |
| Capital City: | Kabul |
| Main Cities: | Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-e Sharif, Jalalabad, Ghazni and Kunduz |
| ISO 3166 Code: | AF |
| Population: | 28,150,000 |
| Area: | 647,500km² |
| Currency: | 1 Afghani = 100 puls |
| Languages: | Dari (Persian), Pashto |
| Religions: | Sunni Islam, Shia Islam |
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Flag of Afghanistan
Date Flag first adopted: January 4th, 2004
Description: 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.
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