Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South-Central Asia with a youthful population, substantial untapped mineral reserves, and a strategic position on emerging trade routes connecting Central and South Asia
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Afghanistan is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region of the Asia continent.
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The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan.
Word: Resilience
Meaning: enduring strength
Basic Information
Capital City: Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan
Population: 43,844,111 (UN)
Area: 647,500 km² / 402,337 sq mi
People are called: Afghans
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
34 provinces (welayat)
- Badakhshan,
- Badghis,
- Baghlan,
- Balkh,
- Bamyan,
- Daykundi,
- Farah,
- Faryab,
- Ghazni,
- Ghor,
- Helmand,
- Herat,
- Jowzjan,
- Kabul,
- Kandahar,
- Kapisa,
- Khost,
- Kunar,
- Kunduz,
- Laghman,
- Logar,
- Nangarhar,
- Nimroz,
- Nuristan,
- Paktika,
- Paktiya,
- Panjshir,
- Parwan,
- Samangan,
- Sar-e Pul,
- Takhar,
- Uruzgan,
- Wardak,
- Zabul
Geography
Latitude: 33° 00' N
Longitude: 65° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
- Turkmenistan — North, Land border
- Uzbekistan — North, Land border
- Tajikistan — North, Land border
- Pakistan — South, Land border
- China — East, Land border
- Iran — West, Land border
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 95 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 447 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 157 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 3.106 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 181 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.496
Mean Years of Schooling: 2.5
Expected Years of Schooling: 10.8
Life Expectancy at Birth: 66.0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: 2 Years
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .af
Calling Code: +93
MapGeo Name: Afghanistan
MapGeo Code: AF