1 Da Afghanistan Islami imarat

Afghanistan,[c] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,[d] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia,[22] it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south,[e] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominately mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. As of 2021, its population is 40.2 million,[7] composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and serves as its capital.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

د افغانستان اسلامي امارت (Pashto)

Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat

امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari)

Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān



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Anthem: دا د باتورانو کور

Dā Də Bātorāno Kor

"This Is the Home of the Brave"[2]



Afghanistan on the globeMap of AfghanistanShow all

StatusUN member state under an unrecognized government[3]Capital

and largest city

Kabul

34°31′N 69°11′E[4]Major languages

Pashto

Dari

Ethnic groups 

(2019 unofficial estimates)[a][6][7][8][9]

42% Pashtun

27% Tajik

 9% Hazara

 9% Uzbek

 4% Aimaq

 3% Turkmen

 2% Baloch

 4% Others

Religion

99.7% Islam (official)

0.3% Others (2009 estimate)[10]

Demonym(s)Afghan[b][13][14]GovernmentUnitary provisional theocratic Islamic emirate[15][16][17]

• Leader

Hibatullah Akhundzada

• Prime Minister

Hasan Akhund (acting)

• Chief Justice

Abdul Hakim IshaqzaiLegislatureLeadership Council (consultative body)[18]Formation

• Hotak dynasty

1709–1738

• Durrani Empire

1747–1823

• Emirate

1823–1839

• Restoration of the Durrani Kingdom

1839–1842

• Restoration of the Emirate

1842–1926

• Dost Mohammad unites Afghanistan

27 May 1863

• Anglo-Afghan Agreement

26 May 1879

• Independence

19 August 1919

• Kingdom

9 June 1926

• Republic

17 July 1973

• Democratic Republic

27–28 April 1978

• Islamic State

28 April 1992

• Islamic Emirate

27 September 1996

• Islamic Republic

26 January 2004

• Restoration of Islamic Emirate

15 August 2021Area

• Total

652,867[19] km2 (252,073 sq mi) (40th)

• Water (%)

negligiblePopulation

• 2021 estimate

40,218,234[7] (37th)

• Density

48.08/km2 (124.5/sq mi) (174th)GDP (PPP)2018 estimate

• Total

$72.911 billion[20] (96th)

• Per capita

$2,024[20] (169th)GDP (nominal)2018 estimate

• Total

$21.657 billion[20] (111st)

• Per capita

$493[20] (177th)HDI (2019) 0.511[21]

low · 169thCurrencyAfghani (افغانی) (AFN)Time zoneUTC+4:30

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