Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Warsaw_Pact_(observer) gptkb:Soviet_Union_(ally)
gptkbp:area	652,225 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:China gptkb:Iran gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:India_(disputed)
gptkbp:capital	Kabul
gptkbp:coatOfArms	gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:constitutionAdopted	1987
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Afghan_afghani
gptkbp:demonym	Afghan
gptkbp:dissolved	April 28, 1992
gptkbp:established	April 27, 1978
gptkbp:event	gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War_(1989–1992) gptkb:Saur_Revolution
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:governmentType	Marxist–Leninist one-party state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
gptkbp:internationalRecognition	widely recognized
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	AFG
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:General_Secretary President
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Revolutionary_Council
gptkbp:motto	Proletarians of all countries, unite!
gptkbp:nationalAnthem	Garam shah lā garam shah
gptkbp:notableEvent	Soviet military intervention PDPA rule
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Babrak_Karmal Hafizullah Amin Mohammad Najibullah Nur Muhammad Taraki
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Dari Pashto
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:People's_Democratic_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:populationEstimate	15,551,000 (1990)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:subdivision	provinces
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:UNMemberSince	Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Afghan_War_(1979–1989) gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War gptkb:Soviet_invasion_of_Afghanistan gptkb:Operation_Cyclone gptkb:Battle_of_Khost gptkb:Battle_of_Laghman gptkb:Battle_of_Paktia gptkb:Battle_of_Panjshir
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5