What is Democratic Republic of Afghanistan?
{{Infobox country | conventional_long_name = {{nowrap|Democratic Republic of Afghanistan<br />{{Nobold|{{small|(1978–1987)}}<br />{{native name|ps|د افغانستان ډموکراتيک جمهوريت|italic=no}}<br />{{native name|fa|جمهوری دمکراتیک افغانستان|italic=no}}}}{{hr}}Republic of Afghanistan<br />{{Nobold|{{small|(1987–1992)}}<br />{{native name|ps|د افغانستان جمهوريت|italic=no|nolink=yes}}<br />{{native name|fa|جمهوری افغانستان|italic=no|nolink=yes}}}}}} | p1 = Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978){{!}}{{nowrap|Republic of<br>Afghanistan}} | flag_p1 = | s1 = Islamic State of Afghanistan{{!}}{{nowrap|Islamic State of<br>Afghanistan}} | flag_s1 = Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg | image_flag = Flag of Afghanistan (1978–1980).svg | flag_type = [[Flag of Afghanistan|Top: Flag<br>(1978–1980)<br>Bottom: Flag<br>(1980–1987)]] | image_flag2 = Flag of Afghanistan (1980–1987).svg | image_coat = [[File:Emblem of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg|70px]] {{parabr}}[[File:Emblem of Afghanistan (1980-1987).svg|70px]] | symbol_type = [[Emblem of Afghanistan|{{nowrap|Top: Emblem<br>(1978–1980)<br>Bottom: Emblem<br>(1980–1987)}}]] | image_map = Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg | era = Cold War | capital = [[Kabul]] | largest_city = capital | official_languages = {{hlist|[[Pashto]]|[[Persian language|Persian]]}} | government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[One-party state|one-party]] [[socialist republic]]<br />(1978–1987)<br />[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Dominant-party system|dominant-party]] [[Islamic republic]]<br />(1987–1992) | demonym = [[Afghans|Afghan]] | religion = [[Islam]] ([[State religion|official]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Hussain |first=Rizwan |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World |chapter=Socialism and Islam |chapter-url=http://www.oxfordislamicstud