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<genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry xmlns:genc="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0" genc:schemaLocation="" xmlns:genc-cmn="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc-cmn" genc-cmn:schemaLocation="" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc http://nsgreg-api.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0.0/genc.xsd">
  <genc:encoding>
    <genc-cmn:char3Code>AFG</genc-cmn:char3Code>
    <genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/3/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:char2Code>AF</genc-cmn:char2Code>
    <genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/2/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:numericCode>004</genc-cmn:numericCode>
    <genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/n/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
  </genc:encoding>
  <genc:name><![CDATA[AFGHANISTAN]]></genc:name>
  <genc:shortName><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></genc:shortName>
  <genc:fullName><![CDATA[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]></genc:fullName>
  <genc:gencStatus>exception</genc:gencStatus>
  <genc:entryDate>2023-07-01</genc:entryDate>
  <genc:entryType>unchanged</genc:entryType>
  <genc:usRecognition>independent</genc:usRecognition>
  <genc:entryNotesOnNaming><![CDATA[The GENC Standard specifies the full name "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". The GENC Standard specifies the local short name for 'fa'/'fas' as "Afghānistān" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "Afghānestān".]]></genc:entryNotesOnNaming>
  <genc:entryNotesOnTerritory/>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-BAL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-BAM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-BDG</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-BDS</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-BGL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-DAY</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-FRA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-FYB</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-GHA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-GHO</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-HEL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-HER</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-JOW</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KAB</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KAN</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KAP</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KDZ</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KHO</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-KNR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-LAG</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-LOG</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-NAN</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-NIM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-NUR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-PAN</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-PAR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-PIA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-PKA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-SAM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-SAR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-TAK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-URU</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-WAR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">AF-ZAB</genc:division>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Afghānistān]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>pus</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Afghānistān]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>fas</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
</genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry>