Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Capital Kabul
652,230 km² · 43,844,111 people (2025) · Afghan afghani
Landlocked and mountainous: the Hindu Kush runs across the north-east and the Wakhan Corridor reaches out to touch China at over 4,900 m. The Band-e Amir lakes in the central highlands are dammed by natural travertine walls that the water builds up as it flows over them.
The facts
- Capital
- Kabul
- Area
- 652,230 km² — 251,827 sq mi
- Population
- 43,844,111 (2025)
- Density
- 67.2 people per km²
- Currency
- Afghan afghani (AFN, ؋)
- Official languages
- Dari, Pashto
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30
- Calling code
- +93
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- AF · AFG
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 42 of 200
- By population
- 36 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 716,550 | 38,430,770 |
| Myanmar | 676,578 | 54,850,648 |
| Afghanistan ← | 652,230 | 43,844,111 |
| South Sudan | 644,329 | 12,188,788 |
| France | 643,801 | 68,720,337 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Afghanistan?
- Kabul
- What currency does Afghanistan use?
- The Afghan afghani (AFN).
- How big is Afghanistan?
- 652,230 km², or 251,827 square miles — 42 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Afghanistan drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Morocco 716,550 km²
- Myanmar 676,578 km²
- South Sudan 644,329 km²
- France 643,801 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)