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Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
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(April 30born, 1978 ) is
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| 1978–1992 | |||||||||
| Anthem: ګرم شه، لا ګرم شه Garam shah lā garam shah "Be Ardent, Be More Ardent" | |||||||||
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| Status | Satellite state of the Soviet Union (until 1991)
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| Capital and largest city | Kabul 34°31′N 69°11′E / 34.517°N 69.183°E | ||||||||
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| Demonym | Afghan | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary communist state (de facto 1978–1987) Unitary socialist state (de jure 1978–1992) | ||||||||
| General Secretary | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Nur Muhammad Taraki | ||||||||
• 1979 | Hafizullah Amin | ||||||||
• 1979–1986 | Babrak Karmal | ||||||||
• 1986–1992 | Mohammad Najibullah | ||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 (first) | Nur Muhammad Taraki | ||||||||
• 1987–1992 (last) | Mohammad Najibullah | ||||||||
| Head of Government | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 (first) | Nur Muhammad Taraki | ||||||||
• 1990–1992 (last) | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | ||||||||
| Legislature | Revolutionary Council (1978–1987) National Assembly (from 1987) | ||||||||
| House of Elders (1988–1992) | |||||||||
| House of the People (1988–1992) | |||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War, Afghan conflict | ||||||||
| 27–28 April 1978 | |||||||||
• Established | 30 April 1978 | ||||||||
| 15 March 1979 | |||||||||
| 25 December 1979 | |||||||||
• 1987 loya jirga | 29/30 November 1987 | ||||||||
| 15 February 1989 | |||||||||
| 6 March 1990 | |||||||||
| 28 April 1992 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 652,864 km (252,072 sq mi) (40th) | ||||||||
• Water (%) | negligible | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1990 estimate | 15,900,000 | ||||||||
| HDI (1992) |  0.316low | ||||||||
| Currency | Afghani (AFA) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 Solar Calendar | ||||||||
| Calling code | 93 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AF | ||||||||
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