Afghanistan — Country Profile
An overview of Afghanistan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Afghanistan
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. It has a population of approximately 42.6M. The country covers an area of 652,230 km². It is located in Southern Asia.
Geography
Afghanistan is a country in Southern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 652,230 km². It shares land borders with Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, totalling 6 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Afghanistan has a population of approximately 42,647,492 people. Population density is around 65.4 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Dari, Pashto, and Turkmen, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Afghan.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Afghanistan reports a nominal GDP of about $17.8 billion. The official currency is the Afghan afghani (AFN, symbol ؋). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 65.97 AFN.
Culture & Time
Afghanistan operates on a single time zone (Asia/Kabul). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.af.
Government & Status
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +93. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is AF.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.