Afghanistan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan
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
Afghanistan in one word would be “Resilience,” meaning enduring strength.
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Afghanistan armorial
Afghanistan is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Afghanistan |
The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.
| Afghanistan is located in | Southern Asia Asia Continent |
| Afghanistan has a population of | 41,454,761 inhabitants within a total area of 647,500 Km2 (402,337 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Afghanistan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 160 (world rank position) GPI scale of 3.29 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Afghanistan HDI ranks in position nº 181 worldwide HDI of 0.496 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Afghanistan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 26 countries Afghanistan passport ranks 102nd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Afghanistan ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Afghanistan EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency has a score of 447 ranks 95th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 33° 00' N, 65° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan. |
| Afghanistan Climate | arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim |
| Currency name & code | Afghani (AFN) |
| Internet ccTLD | .af |
| Afghanistan calling code | +93 |
Afghanistan 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
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