🚩 Flag of Afghanistan • live waving render
Asia — Southern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives right
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
aka افغانستان — endonym
43.8M
Population
World #36
652,230 km²
Land Area
World #42
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Afghanistan is the world's #36 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #42 globally by land area — covering about 0.44% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Population density is 67.2 people per km² — world rank #146.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Kabul
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Phone Code
+93
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Internet TLD
.af
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Nationality
Afghan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
AF / AFG / 004
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Coordinates
33.00°, 65.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
67.2 /km²
World density rank #146
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Afghan afghani
AFN • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
43,844,000
World rank #36 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
Dari • Pashto • Turkmen
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Demonym
Afghan
What its people are called
🗣️ Dari
🗣️ Pashto
🗣️ Turkmen
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
652,230 km²
0.44% of Earth's landmass • World #42
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Land Borders
6 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+04:30
Asia/Kabul
AFT — Afghanistan Time
“Afghanistan” Around the World
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أفغانستان
جمهورية أففانستان الإسلامية
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Afghanistan
Republik Islamek Afghanistan
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Afghánistán
Afghánská islámská republika
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Afghanistan
Islamische Republik Afghanistan
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Afganistan
Afganistani Islamivabariik
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Afganistan
Afganistanin islamilainen tasavalta
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Afghanistan
République islamique d'Afghanistan
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Afganistan
Islamska Republika Afganistan
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Afganisztán
Afganisztáni Iszlám Köztársaság
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Afghanistan
Repubblica islamica dell'Afghanistan
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アフガニスタン
アフガニスタン・イスラム共和国
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아프가니스탄
아프가니스탄 이슬람 공화국
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Afghanistan
Islamitische Republiek Afghanistan
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افغانستان
جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
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Afganistan
Islamska Republika Afganistanu
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Afeganistão
República Islâmica do Afeganistão
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Афганистан
Исламская Республика Афганистан
slk
Afganistan
Afgánsky islamský štát
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Afganistán
República Islámica de Afganistán
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Avganistan
Islamska Republika Avganistan
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Afghanistan
Islamiska republiken Afghanistan
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Afganistan
Afganistan İslam Cumhuriyeti
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افغانستان
اسلامی جمہوریہ افغانستان
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阿富汗
阿富汗伊斯兰共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
AF
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ISO Alpha-3
AFG
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
004
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q889
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Also Spelled As
AF • Afġānistān
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