Afghanistan - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Afghanistan. Afghanistan (officially: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) is a country in Asia, precisely in Southern Asia, with a population of about 43.7 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-31). The capital city of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is Kabul, and the official country TLD code is .af. Afghanistan has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as AF, AFG, AFG, 004 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Afghanistan , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Afghanistan
Official Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Common (Native) Afghanistan
Official (Native) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Alternative spellings AF, Afġānistān
Translations ⬇️
Languages
prs Dari
pus Pashto
tuk Turkmen
Geography
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Afghanistan is located in Southern Asia and has a total land area of 652230 km². It is bounded by Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China and the capital city is Kabul

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Southern Asia
TimeZone UTC+04:30
Capital city Kabul
Area 652230 km²
Population 2024-10-31 43.7 Millions
Bordered Countreies Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China
Demonym
eng Male: Afghan / Female: Afghan
fra Male: Afghan / Female: Afghane
Lat/Lng 33, 65
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Afghanistan

The flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has a white field with Arabic inscriptions — the Shahada — in black across its center.

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Currency
Name Afghan afghani
Code AFN
Symbol ؋
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
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Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 AFG
ISO 3166-1 numeric 004
International calling code +93
FIFA 3 Letter Code AFG
All Important Facts about Afghanistan

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Afghanistan is found in Southern Asia