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Key Facts
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government type
theocratic; the United States does not recognize the Taliban Government
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land
Terrain
mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest