Country profile
Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan · Southern Asia
👥 Population
43,844,111
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Kabul
🗺 Area
652,230 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$17.78B
World Bank · 2024
📈 HDI
0.496
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
67 /km²
💱 Currency
AFN
Afghan afghani
🗣 Languages
Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
About Afghanistan
Afghanistan (officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) is a country in Southern Asia, with Kabul as its capital. It is home to roughly 43.84 million people, giving a population density of about 67 people per square kilometre. The country covers 652,230 km² of land and shares land borders with 6 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $17.78B in nominal GDP (2024), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.496. The official currency is the Afghan afghani (AFN), and the main languages are Dari, Pashto, Turkmen.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$91.27B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$2,202
GDP growth
1.9%
Inflation
-6.6%
Unemployment
13.4%
👥 People
Life expectancy
66.3 yrs
Fertility rate
4.76
Pop. growth
2.8%
Urban population
25.9%
Infant mortality /1k
48.3
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
16.1%
Literacy rate
37.3%
Physicians /1k
0.32
Renewable energy
20.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Kabul
Currency
AFN
Dialing code
+93
Internet TLD
.af
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Fun facts about Afghanistan
- Afghanistan is the 36th most populous country in the world, with about 43.84 million people.
- By land area it is the 40th-largest country in the world, covering 652,230 km².
- It has the world's 137th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($17.78B).
- Afghanistan shares land borders with 6 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of low human development, with an HDI of 0.496.
- Afghanistan has a population density of about 67 people per square kilometre.
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