Afghanistan
Afghanistan is situated in South Asia. It is bordered by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the north; China and Jammu-and-Kashmir on the east; Pakistan on the east and south; and Iran on the west. It covers an area of 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi) with a population of about 25 million (1998 estimate). The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.

Afghanistan produces handmade rugs for both its local market and exportation; however, because of the political problems over the past twenty years, there is no current information about the rug exportation status of the country. Many of the rugs are exported through neighboring countries such as Pakistan. Even without exact numbers, we know that Afghanistan does not produce nearly as many handmade rugs as Iran, China or India.

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