Afghanistan Tour by Angelina Mullis

Pakistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 00:51:50 UTC

Population: 196,174,380
Demographics: Languages - Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki 10%, Pashto 8%, Urdu 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English, Burushaski, and other 8%
Ethnicity - Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%
Religion - Muslim 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)
Government: They have a President and a Prime Minister

Uzbekistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 01:08:51 UTC

Population: 28,929,716
Demographics: Language - Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Ethnicity - Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazak 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%
Religion - Islam (mostly Sunnis) 88%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Government: Republic, Unitary State, and Presidential System

Iran

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 01:24:33 UTC

Population: 80,840,713
Demographics: Language - Persian 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 7%, Luri 6%, Balochi 2%, Arabic 2%, other 2%
Ethnicity - Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Arab 2%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Religion - Muslim 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4%
Government: Theocracy, Islamic Republic, Parliamentary System, Unitary State, Presidential System

Tajikistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 04:22:08 UTC

Population: 8,051,512
Demographics: Language - Tajik, Russian widely used in government and business
Ethnicity - Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6%
Religion - Islam: Sunni 85%, Shiite 5%; other 10%
Government: Unitary State, Presidential System, Semi-presidential System

China

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 04:42:22 UTC

Population: 14,126,000,000
Demographics: Language - Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority
Ethnicity - Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities) 7.1% note: the Chinese government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups
Religion - Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist), unaffiliated 52.2%
Government: Republic, Unitary State, Socialist State, Communist State, One-party State

Turkmenistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 04:48:48 UTC

Population: 5,171,943
Demographics: Language - Turkmen 72%; Russian 12%; Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Ethnicity - Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6%
Religion - Islam 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Government: Republic, Authoritarianism, Unitary State, Presidential System

Kabul, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 18:01:39 UTC

Total area of Kabul is 275 square kilometers(106 square miles).
Kabul is sitting with about 4.5 million people in population.

Herat, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 18:06:02 UTC

The third largest city in Afghanistan. Estimated population is 574,276.

Noshaq, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 18:21:07 UTC

Tallest mountain in Afghanistan
Elevation: 24,580 feet
The region is home to many species of wildlife, including Marco Polo sheep, urial, ibex, and snow leopards.

Kabul River, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 18:51:25 UTC

It is 430 miles long. The Sher Mahi is going extinct due to climate changes.

Kandahar, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 19:02:57 UTC

The revered home of the Mosque of the Sacred Cloak and a city steeped in history, Kandahar sits at the crossroads where southern Afghanistan meets the mountains of the country’s heartland.

Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 19:06:41 UTC

The cobalt domes of the great Blue Mosque shoulder their way above the skyline of Mazar-e Sharif, glowing white-hot under the scorching Balkh sun.

Samangan, Afghanistan

mullisam225 — 2022-02-06 19:07:26 UTC

That honor goes to the mysterious cave complexes of Takht i Rostam that carve their way through the dusty ridges of the mountains nearby.