Afghanistan
This profile gathers the essentials about the following country: Afghanistan. It gives its capital, flag, position on the map, neighbouring countries, official languages, currency and area.
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Capital
- Kabul
- Coordinates of the capital
- 34.53° N, 69.17° E
- Area
- 652,230 km²
- Official languages
- Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
- Currency
- Afghan Afghani
- Access to the sea
- No (landlocked)
- ISO code
- AF
On the map
This country is located in Asia, in the region "Southern Asia". It has no access to the sea: it is a landlocked country. This country shares land borders with 6 countries: Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China.
Its capital is Kabul. Its area is about 652,230 km². By area, this country ranks 40 out of 193 in the world and 11 out of 46 in Asia. Official languages: Dari, Pashto, Turkmen. Currency: Afghan Afghani.
Capitals of the neighbouring countries: Tehran (Iran), Islamabad (Pakistan), Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Beijing (China).
Neighbouring countries
Frequently asked questions
- Afghanistan: what is the capital?
- Its capital is Kabul.
- Afghanistan: which countries does it border?
- This country shares land borders with 6 countries: Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China.
- Afghanistan: what are the official languages?
- Official languages: Dari, Pashto, Turkmen.
- Afghanistan: what is the currency?
- Currency: Afghan Afghani.
- Afghanistan: what is the area?
- Its area is about 652,230 km². By area, this country ranks 40 out of 193 in the world and 11 out of 46 in Asia.
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