General Information of Afghanistan
- Afghanistan is a country in South Asia
- Official Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
- Capitol: Kabul
- Population: 31,280,000
- Languages: Pashto, Dari
- Geographic Region: Asia, Southern Asia
- Geographic Size (km sq): 652,230
- Year of UN Membership: 1946
- Year of Present State Formation: 1747
- Current UN Representative: Zahir Tanin
Map provinces
Regional Maps: Map of Asia, World Map
City and Region Map: Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Hilmand, Hirat, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sari Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
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Important Cities of Afghanistan: Anar Darreh, Andkhvoy, Asadabad, Baghlan, Balamorghab, Balkh, Barak, Chaghcharan, Chah-e Ab, Charikar, Deh Shu, Delaram, Dowlatabad, Eshkashem, Farah, Farkhar, Feyzabad, Galalabad, Gardeyz, Ghazni, Herat (Hirat), Jalalabad, Kabzol (Kabul), Kadesh, Kajaki, Kandahar, Karokh, Keleft, Kholm, Khost, Kowt-e Ashrow, Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Mahmud-e Raqi, Mazar-e Sharif, Mehtarlam, Meymaneh, Now Zad, Orgun, Qaleh-ye Now, Qalat, Qarah Bagh, Rostaq, Samangan, Sheberghan, Shindand, Spin Buldak, Taloqan, Tarin Kowt, Termez, Toktar, Towraghondi, Zaranji, Zareh Sharan.
Afghanistan in Google Map
Things to know
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | South Asia |
| Central Asia | |
| Coordinates | 33°00′N 65°00′E |
| Area | Ranked 42nd |
| • Total | 647,230 km2 (249,900 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Borders | Pakistan 2,670 km (1,660 mi), |
| Tajikistan 1,357 km (843 mi), | |
| Iran 921 km (572 mi), | |
| Turkmenistan 804 km (500 mi), | |
| Uzbekistan 144 km (89 mi), | |
| China 91 km (57 mi) | |
| Highest point | Noshaq, 7,492 m (24,580 ft) |
| Lowest point | Amu Darya at Khamyab, 258 m (846 ft) |
| Longest river | Helmand River |
| Largest lake | Kajaki Dam |
| Dahla Dam | |
| Naghlu Dam | |
| Band-e Amir | |
| Qargha | |
| Climate | Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Terrain | mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast |
| Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stone. |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes, flooding, avalanches |
| Environmental Issues | limited fresh water, soil degradation, overgrazing, deforestation, desertification, air pollution, water pollution |