Afghanistan

country in Central and South Asia
Country sovereign_state Q889
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan is a country in Asia[1] that was established on January 1, 1709. It has four official languages: Pashto, Dari, Balochi, and Nuristani[2][3][4].

The country has a population of 41.5 million as of 2023 and covers an area of 652,000 square kilometers[5]. Its time zone is UTC+04:30, designated as Asia/Kabul[6].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Climate
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Terrain
mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other <0.3% (2009 est.)
Government
Government type
theocratic; the United States does not recognize the Taliban Government
Independence
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
National holiday
previous: Independence Day, 19 August (1919); under the Taliban Government, 15 August (2022) is declared a national holiday, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Afghan jihad
Legal system
the Taliban is implementing its own interpretation of Islamic law, which is partially based on the Hanifi school of Islamic jurisprudence and have enforced strict punishments; before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan had a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law (2021)
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$82.238 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$2,000 (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.3% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
-6.6% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
13.3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Pakistan 42%, India 40%, China 4%, UAE 2%, Turkey 2% (2023)
Imports - partners
UAE 28%, Pakistan 15%, China 15%, Uzbekistan 12%, Kazakhstan 9% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Pashtuns[3], Tajiks[4], Hazaras[5], Uzbeks[6], Baloch[7], Turkmens[8], Nuristani people[9], Pamiri people[10], Arabs[11]
  • Country: Afghanistan[12]
  • Head of government: Mohammad Hasan Akhund[13]
  • Continent: Asia[14]
  • Instance of: landlocked country[15], country[16]
  • Head of state: Hibatullah Akhundzada[17]
  • Capital: Kabul[18]
  • Official language: Pashto[19], Dari[20], Balochi[21], Nuristani[22], Pamir[23], Pashayi[24], Uzbek[25], Arabic[26], Turkmen[27]
  • Currency: afghani[28]
  • Shares border with: Pakistan[29], Iran[30], Turkmenistan[31], Uzbekistan[32], Tajikistan[33], People's Republic of China[34], India[35]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .af[36]
  • Anthem: This Is the Home of the Brave[37]
  • Basic form of government: unitary state[38], islamic theocracy[39], Emirate[40], Islamic state[41]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Badakhshan Province[42], Badghis Province[43], Baghlan Province[44], Balkh Province[45], Bamyan Province[46], Daykundi Province[47], Farah Province[48], Faryab Province[49], Ghazni Province[50], Ghor Province[51], Helmand Province[52], Herat Province[53], Jowzjan Province[54], Kabul Province[55]
  • Flag: flag of Afghanistan[56]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Afghanistan include afghani[57], a currency[58]; Afghans[59], a human population[60]; Afghanis-tan[61], a manga series[62]; afghanite[63], a mineral species[64]; and Tajikistan–Afghanistan bridge at Panji Poyon[65], a road bridge[66], founded in 2007[67].

Why It Matters

Afghanistan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Afghanistan is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

Entities named for Afghanistan include afghani[57], a currency[58]; Afghans[59], a human population[60]; Afghanis-tan[61], a manga series[62]; afghanite[63], a mineral species[64]; and Tajikistan–Afghanistan bridge at Panji Poyon[65], a road bridge[66], founded in 2007[67].

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  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 362
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '
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  2. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000226
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  3. 6w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM8284
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  4. 7w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-beta:Afghanistan, gta:Afghanistan, de.gta:Afghanistan +2
    Babelio subject id → 725
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → afganistanas
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    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Afghanistan, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/99b2ad04eb20|details]])"
  5. 8w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-beta:Afghanistan, gta:Afghanistan, de.gta:Afghanistan +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: jamesbond:Afghanistan, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/100642719|Afghanistan (#100642719)]] for {{P|6262}}"
  6. 10w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of the Taliban.svg, Flag of Taliban (original).svg, Flag of Afghanistan (1992–2001).svg +21
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Flag image: Flag of Afghanistan (1919–1921).svg, Replacing Flag_of_Afghanistan_(1919–1921).svg with [[File:Flag_of_Afghanistan_(1909–1926).svg]] (by [[:c:User:Comm"
  7. 11w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominal gdp → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+14583135237'}, {'amount': '+3521418059'}, {'amount': '+2813571753'} +23
    Madhhab → Hanafism
    Life expectancy → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+54.959'}, {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+55.482'}, {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+56.044'} +20
    Total fertility rate → {'amount': '+7.571'}, {'amount': '+7.496'}, {'amount': '+7.395'} +14
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Instance of: country"
  8. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Afghanistan.ogg, Cs-Afgánistán.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Afganistan.wav +2
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  9. 11w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 33.9391, 'lon': 67.71}
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  10. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-beta:Afghanistan, gta:Afghanistan, de.gta:Afghanistan +2
    P14470 → Locations/Afghanistan
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  11. 12w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Afghanistan.ogg, Cs-Afgánistán.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Afganistan.wav +2
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  12. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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  13. 16w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 027944069, 027218511
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  14. 18w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → afghanistan
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  15. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0284499-Afghanistan
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0284499-Afghanistan, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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