_#_Administrative divisions: 30 provinces (velayat,
singular—velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh,
Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand,
Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar,
Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan,
Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol,
Takhar, Vardak, Zabol; note—there may be a new province of
Nurestan (Nuristan)
_#_Independence: 19 August 1919 (from UK)
_#_Constitution: adopted 30 November 1987, revised May 1990
_#_Legal system: has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Anniversary of the Saur Revolution, 27 April (1978)
_#_Executive branch: president, four vice presidents, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly (Meli Shura) consists of an upper house or Council of Elders (Sena) and a lower house or Council of Representatives (Wolosi Jirga)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State and Head of Government—President (Mohammad)
NAJIBULLAH (Ahmadzai) (since 30 November 1987); First Vice President
Abdul Wahed SORABI (since 7 January 1991); Prime Minister Fazil Haq
KHALIQYAR (since 21 May 1990)