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Afghanistan Edit By Ma Shasha,Wu Menghan and Men Yu A Brief Introduction On New York Times New York Times ( The New York Times ) is referred to as the times ( The Times ). It is an American daily newspaper published in New York City since 1851. It has considerable impact around the world. It is also nicknamed the Gray Lady ( The Gray Lady ). It was originally titled New York Daily News ( The New-York Daily Times ), its founders are Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization. Its website is the most popular American online newspaper website, receiving more than 30 million unique visitors per month. The papers motto, printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is All the News Thats Fit to Print. It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, Home, and Features. The New York Times stayed with the eight-column format for several years after most papers switched to six columns, and it was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography. Afghanistan Flag Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan PROFILE Geography Area: 652,230 sq. km. (251,827 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas.Cities: Capital--Kabul. Other cities--Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, Konduz.Terrain: Landlocked; mostly mountains and desert.Climate: Dry, with cold winters and hot summers. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Afghan(s).Population (July 2009 est.): 28.396 million. More than 3 million Afghans live outside the country, mainly in Pakistan and Iran, although over 5 million have returned since the removal of the Taliban.Annual population growth rate (2009 est.): 2.629%.Main ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aimaq, Baluch, Nuristani, Kizilbash. Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%.Main languages: Dari (Afghan Farsi), Pashto.Education: Approximately 6 million children, of whom some 35% are