Time in Afghanistan - Asia
What is the Time in Afghanistan (Asia)
The Afghanistan Time Analog Clock above displays the current
local time in Afghanistan. Throughout Afghanistan the same time off set of
UTC+4:30
hours is used throughout the entire year. Time in Afghanistan is called
AST or Afghanistan Standard Time. Afghanistan does not use DST or
Daylight Saving Time.
Area and Population at this Time in Afghanistan
At this time in Afghanistan the total land area is 652,864 square kilometers
and there is hardly any area covered by water. At this time Afghanistan is
ranked as the 41st position areawise. The exact population in Afghanistan is
difficult to get. But it is estimated that there are around 32.6 million people
in Afghanistan at this time (2015). The population density thus becomes 44
people per square kilometer. The GDP at this time in Afghanistan as per 2016
estimate is $65.3 billion with a per capita figure of $1,994. The currency at
this time in Afghanistan is called Afghani (AFN).
Climate at this Time in Afghanistan
At this time Afghanistan is completely landlocked with mountaneous terrain
with its highest point at 24,580 feet high above the mean sea level. The climate
at this time in Afghanista in Asia is Continental Climate with harsh winters
with the temperature plummeting to -15 deg C (5 deg F) and summers are normally
averaging to 35 deg C (95 deg F) in the month of July.
Tourism at this Time in Afghanistan
Tourism in the 70 was negligible due to political instabilites. But in the
late 2001 the interim government was created and parliamentary elections are
being held regularly. Indus valley civilisation is a great tourism point. Then
the Gardens of Babur is a historic park which was the last resting place of the
Mughal emperor Babur, which is another tourism attraction. At this time in
Afghanistan the tourism attraction are Kabul for its zoos, night life, shopping,
ruins and palaces. Kandahar has skiing, mountains, alpine skiing. The tourists
attraction also lies in Bamyan in Afghanistan on its culture, buddhism, skiing,
lakes, paintings etc.
Government at this Time in Aghnanistan
At this time in Afghanistan the Government is Unitary Presidential Islamic
Republic with a President and Chief Executive Officer. The National Assembly is
the Legislature with a Upper House of House of Elders or Meshrano Jirga with 102
members of which 68 are selected by 34 provincial councils and the remaining are
appointed by the President. Then there is a Lower House or House of the People
or the Wolesi Jirga which as 249 members. The Afghan Parliament is the
Afghanistan's national legislature which is a bicameral body which has the power
to ratify, modify or abrogate laws or legislative decrees, approve social,
cultural, economic as well as technological developement programs, the budget,
grants, loans, create, modify or abrogate administrative units, Ratify
international treaties, agreements and the Afghanistan's membership in them.
Why is it Named Afghanistan?
The name Afghanistan actually means the Land of Afghan is a land locked
country with no sea shores located in the Central Asia with a 5000 years history
and culture. In the old time the country was called the land Aryana, then in the
medivial era it was named as Khorasan and the modern time the country is named
as Afghanistan. The name Afghanistan has Afghan which was also the name of an
ethnic Pashtuns member and the suffix of stan in the language of persian means
place of. The Afghanistan's constitution states that every citizen of
Afghanistan will be called Afghan.