AF
Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Afghanistan sits in Southern Asia and uses AFN - Afghan afghani (؋). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kabul
Population
35M
Area
652.2K km2
Population
35M
35,000,000 people
Area
652.2K km2
652,230 square kilometers
Density
54/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kabul
34.52, 69.18
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Afghanistan, officially listed here as Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Afghanistan, AF, AFG, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Afghanistan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 35,000,000 people and a land area of 652,230 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 54 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 33, 65, while the capital coordinate reference is 34.52, 69.18. Afghanistan shares listed land borders with IRN, PAK, TKM, UZB, TJK, CHN, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kabul (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kabul, Kandahār, Mazār-e Sharīf, Herāt and Kunduz. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Afghanistan, capital of Afghanistan, and major urban areas in Afghanistan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary totalitarian theocratic Islamic emirate. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Afghanistan uses calling code +93, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:30. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Mar 21; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AFN - Afghan afghani (؋), while language records include Dari, Pashto and Turkmen. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as AFG. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Afghanistan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AF / AFG
Top-level domains
.af
Continents
Asia
Border countries
IRN, PAK, TKM, UZB, TJK, CHN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
AFG
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Afghanistan is represented by the AF country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kabul
Kābul
5,333,284
primary
#2
Kandahār
Kandahār
614,254
admin
#3
Mazār-e Sharīf
Balkh
568,013
admin
#4
Herāt
Herāt
556,205
admin
#5
Kunduz
Kunduz
356,536
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary totalitarian theocratic Islamic emirate
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Mar 21
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+93
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+04:30
Languages
Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry