Afghanistan

Asia · Southern Asia

Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Asia · Southern Asia · Capital: Kabul

Quick facts about Afghanistan

Official name	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Capital	Kabul
Continent & subregion	Asia · Southern Asia
Population	41,454,761 people (world rank 36)
Area	652,230 km²
Density	64 people/km²
Share of world population	0.52% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$17.2 billion
Urbanisation	25.5% urban population
Life expectancy	66 years
Currency	Afghan afghani (؋) — AFN
Languages	Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
Internet domain	`.af`
Calling code	+93
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$414 · see world ranking
Internet Users	15.9% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	49.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	1.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Afghanistan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Iran Pakistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan China

The geographic position is roughly 33°, 65°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.