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Afghanistan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan

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.

Afghanistan Flag

Flag of Afghanistan

Afghanistan armorial

armorial of Afghanistan

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

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

Easy learning about Afghanistan

The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.

Afghanistan is located in Southern Asia
Asia Continent
Inhabitants of Afghanistan are called Afghans
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
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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

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