Recognised as Country
Afghanistan
- AF
- Asia
- AFN
- .af
Afghanistan (AF/AFG) is a country in Asia with its capital at Kabul. It covers about 652,230 km² with a population of roughly 42,000,000, uses the AFN, dials on +93, owns the .af internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Kabul. It borders 6 countries.
Identity
Official short nameAfghanistan
CapitalKabul
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2AF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3AFG
Internet TLD.af
Calling code+93
Currency codeAFN
Geography
Latitude33.9391° N
Longitude67.71° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area652,230 km²251,827 square miles
Land neighbours6
Distance from London5,651 kmto the approximate centre of Afghanistan, not to Kabul. E, bearing 82.4°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Kabulthe IANA zone for Kabul; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+04:30
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+04:30
Offset in JulyUTC+04:30
Current offsetUTC+04:30
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 15:10
Hours ahead of UTC4.5
Population & scale
Population42,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density64.4 per km²≈
Share of world population0.519%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset40 of 196
Population rank in this dataset36 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Pakistan425 km centre to centre
Tajikistan633 km centre to centre
Uzbekistan871 km centre to centre
Turkmenistan918 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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