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🇦🇫Afghanistan

افغانستان

Asia · Southern AsiaSovereign stateSAARC
ISOAF · AFG · 004
LAT,LNG33.00, 65.00
TEL+93

Afghanistan is a sovereign country in Southern Asia, Asia. Its capital is Kabul. It has a population of about 40,218,234 across 652,230 km² — roughly 62 people per km². The currency is the Afghan afghani (AFN ؋). Official languages are Pashto, Uzbek, and Turkmen. Its ISO 3166 codes are AF, AFG, 004, and the international calling code is +93.

Capital
Kabul
#37
Population
40,218,234
#42
Area
652,230 km²
#148
Density
62 /km²

Key facts about Afghanistan

GET/alpha/AF
Calling code
+93
Currencies
AFN ؋
Languages
PashtoUzbekTurkmen
Timezones
UTC+04:30
Demonym
Afghan
Top-level domain
.af
ISO codes
AF · AFG · 004
Coordinates
33.00, 65.00
Capital
Kabul

Other names for Afghanistan

AfġānistānAfganistánAfeganistãoアフガニスタン

Largest cities in Afghanistan (12)

GET/cities?country=AF

Countries bordering Afghanistan (6)

GET/borders/afghanistan

Frequently asked questions about Afghanistan

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.

What is the population of Afghanistan?

Afghanistan has a population of about 40,218,234, the 37th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan uses the Afghan afghani (AFN, symbol ؋).

What languages are spoken in Afghanistan?

The main languages of Afghanistan are Pashto, Uzbek, and Turkmen.

What is the calling code for Afghanistan?

The international dialing code for Afghanistan is +93.

Which countries border Afghanistan?

Afghanistan shares land borders with Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China.

Query Afghanistan from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Afghanistan; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/AF
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/AFG
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/004
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/AFG
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/afghanistan
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=AF
Largest cities in AfghanistanDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/afghanistan
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=33&lng=65
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Asia
Countries in AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Southern%20Asia
Countries in Southern AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/AFN
Countries using the Afghan afghaniDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/ps
Countries that speak PashtoDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/93
Countries with calling code +93Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B04%3A30
Countries in UTC+04:30Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/af
Countries on the .af domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Afghan
Countries whose people are "Afghan"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Kabul
Find a country by capital (Kabul)Docs
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