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Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ยท Southern Asia

UN memberLandlocked

Afghanistan is a country in Southern Asia, with Kabul as its capital, home to about 43,844,111 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.

Capital
Kabul
Region
Southern Asia
Currency
Afghan afghani (AFN ุ‹)
Calling code
+93
ISO codes
AF / AFG / 004
Flag emoji
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
Population
43,844,111 (2025)
Area
652,230 kmยฒ
Languages
Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
Internet domain
.af
Demonym
Afghan

Bordering countries

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Tajikistan๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmenistan๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan

About Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a United Nations member state in Southern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Kabul. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Afghan afghani (ุ‹), using the code AFN.

To call Afghanistan from abroad, dial the country code +93. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes AF (alpha-2) and AFG (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 43,844,111.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Afghanistan?
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
What currency does Afghanistan use?
Afghanistan uses the Afghan afghani (AFN, symbol ุ‹).
What is the country calling code for Afghanistan?
The international dialling code for Afghanistan is +93.
What are the ISO codes for Afghanistan?
Afghanistan has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code AF, the alpha-3 code AFG and the numeric code 004.
What is the flag emoji for Afghanistan?
The flag emoji for Afghanistan is ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ. You can copy it from the top of this page.

Afghanistan appears in these lists

Asian CountriesLandlocked Countries

Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.