Where is Afghanistan?

map showing the location of Afghanistan — Location of Afghanistan on a map.

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Located in the continent of Asia, Afghanistan covers 652,230 square kilometers of land, making it the 41st largest nation in terms of land area.

Afghanistan became an independent state in 1919, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of Afghanistan is 30,419,928 (2012) and the nation has a density of 47 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Afghanistan is the Afghani (AFN). As well, the people of Afghanistan are refered to as Afghan.

The dialing code for the country is 93 and the top level internet domain for Afghan sites is .af.

Afghanistan shares land borders with 6 countries: Iran, Turkmenistan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

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Quick facts

Population	30,419,928
Density	46.6 / km² ( 120.8 / mi² )
Languages	Persian, Pushto
Independence Year	1919
Capital	Kabul (Kabul)
Currency	Afghani
GDP	20,841,951,232 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita	685 (2014 data)
Land Area	652,230 km² (251,827 mi²)
Neighbouring Countries	Iran, Turkmenistan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Minimum Longitude	60.480
Maximum Longitude	74.880
Mininum Latitude	29.380
Maximum Latitude	38.480

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan. It has a population of 3,043,532, and is located on a latitue of 34.53 and longitude of 69.17.

Kabul is also the political center of Afghanistan, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.

Quick Facts About Kabul, the Capital Of Afghanistan

City	Kabul
Country	Afghanistan
Population	3,043,532
Longitude	69.17233000
Latitude	34.52813000
Elevation	1798 meters over sea level

Most popular cities in Afghanistan

Rank	City	Population
#1	Kabul	3,043,532
#2	Kandahar	391,190
#3	Mazar-e Sharif	303,282
#4	Herat	272,806
#5	Jalalabad	200,331
#6	Kunduz	161,902
#7	Ghazni	141,000
#8	Balkh	114,883
#9	Baghlan	108,449
#10	Gardez	103,601
#11	Khost	96,123
#12	Maymana	75,900
#13	Khanabad	71,531
#14	Bazarak	65,000
#15	Khulm	64,933
#16	Taloqan	64,256
#17	Bamyan	61,863
#18	Cool urhajo	58,525
#19	Pul-e Khumri	56,369
#20	Shibirghan	55,641