- When redirects are implemented, change to a standard URL for Wikimedia-hosted pictures.
- A foggy day in December 2024, looking out into the Saint Croix River from the Boom Site Landing in Minnesota along Highway 95. The river is not completely frozen–there are patches of open water and thin ice. The bluffs across the river in Wisconsin are barely visible through the fog.
- Afghanistan (Wikipedia)
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country’s largest city and serves as its capital. According to the World Population review, as of 2021, Afghanistan’s population is 40.2 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020.
