World Countries

Afghanistan

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

Common Name: Afghanistan

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Geographic Details

CapitalKabul
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
Landlocked✅
Area652,230 km²
Coordinates(33° 0' N, 65° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population43,844,000
CurrencyAfghan afghani (؋)
TimezonesUTC+04:30
LanguagesDari, Pashto, Turkmen
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.af
Calling Code+9
Independent✅
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