Afghanistan is a landlocked country split north from south by the Hindu Kush. The Wakhan Corridor, barely 15 km wide in places, was drawn to keep the British and Russian empires apart.
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The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan.
Word: Resilience
Meaning: enduring strength
Administrative Divisions
32 provinces:
- Badakhshan
- Badghis
- Baghlan
- Balkh
- Bamyan
- Farah
- Faryab
- Ghazni
- Ghor
- Helmand
- Herat
- Jowzjan
- Kabul
- Kandahar
- Kapisa
- Khost
- Kunar
- Kunduz
- Laghman
- Logar
- Maidan Wardak
- Nangarhar
- Nimruz
- Nuristan
- Paktia
- Paktika
- Parwan
- Samangan
- Sar-e Pol
- Takhar
- Uruzgan
- Zabul
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Afghanistan is a Country located in the Southern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.
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Height
251 m (823 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), 6000 m (19690 ft), Max altitude 6974 m (22880 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Afghanistan
Height from south to north in Afghanistan
1Helmand496 to 3 089 m2Hari682 to 3 026 m3Panj326 to 2 976 m
Population of Afghanistan, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan
Population: 43,844,111 (World Bank)
Area: 652,230 km² / 251,827 sq mi
People from Afghanistan are called: Afghans
Geography
Latitude: 34.164° N
Longitude: 66.497° E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Highest Elevation Point: Noshaq (7 492 m)
Lowest point: Amu Darya (258 m)
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
Time Zone: UTC+04:30
TLD: .af
Calling Code: +93
MapGeo Name: Afghanistan
MapGeo Code: AF