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Hazaristan هزارستان (Dari) | |
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 Flag | |
| Capital | Bamyan |
| Largest city | Herat |
| Official languages | Dari |
| Ethnic groups | Hazaras, Aimaqs |
| Demonym(s) | Hazara |
| Government | Semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence [from Afghanistan] | |
• Declared | March 1st 2010 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | August 23rd 2015 |
| Currency | Hazara riyal |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .hz |
Hazaristan (Dari: هزارستان), officially the Republic of Hazaristan (Dari: جمهوری هزارستان), is a landlocked country in Central and south Asia with a population of 5,537,645 people. Its capital and largest city is Bamyan. It is bordered by Pashtunistan to the south and , Daristan to the west, Uzbekistan to the north and Tajikistan to the east. The traditional homelands of the Hazara people.
With the assistance of international partners (and in particular Mongolia and Manchuria), the nation has capitalized on its geography to develop a booming mining sector (with substantial deposits of gold, copper and rare earths) powered by cheap and plentiful hydroelectricity. With its stable, democratic government, educated population, thriving tourism sector and coming off a low base, Hazaristan has recorded the fastest growing economy in Asia for each of the past three years. Hazaristan is a member of the United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.