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Afghanistan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan

Image of Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan

Afghanistan Flag

Flag of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Afghanistan

Afghanistan is located in Southern Asia
Asia Continent
Afghanistan has a population of 41,454,761 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Afghanistan are called Afghans
The country’s total area is 647,500 Km2
( 402,337 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank160
Global Peace Index Score3
Human Development Index (HDI) Afghanistan HDI ranks in position nº 182 worldwide
Low Human Development
HDI of 0.462 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Afghanistan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 26 countries
Afghanistan passport ranks in position nº 102 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 in English
has a score of 447
ranks 95th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 33° 00' N, 65° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
Afghanistan Capital cityKabul
Neighbouring countriesTurkmenistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan Climatearid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Most predominant religionMuslim
Currency name & code Afghani (AFN)
Internet ccTLD.af
Afghanistan calling code+93

Afghanistan administrative divisions

34 provinces (welayat)

  1. Badakhshan,
  2. Badghis,
  3. Baghlan,
  4. Balkh,
  5. Bamyan,
  6. Daykundi,
  7. Farah,
  8. Faryab,
  9. Ghazni,
  10. Ghor,
  11. Helmand,
  12. Herat,
  13. Jowzjan,
  14. Kabul,
  15. Kandahar,
  16. Kapisa,
  17. Khost,
  18. Kunar,
  19. Kunduz,
  20. Laghman,
  21. Logar,
  22. Nangarhar,
  23. Nimroz,
  24. Nuristan,
  25. Paktika,
  26. Paktiya,
  27. Panjshir,
  28. Parwan,
  29. Samangan,
  30. Sar-e Pul,
  31. Takhar,
  32. Uruzgan,
  33. Wardak,
  34. Zabul

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