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Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Capital
Kabul
Population
43.8 million 2025
Area
652,230 km²
Neighbours
6
Locator map of AfghanistanAFGHANISTANKabulPAKISTANIRANTURKMENISTANUZBEKISTANTAJIKISTANINDIA0250 km
Afghanistan hatched, Kabul marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 33.9°N 67.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Southern Asia, Afghanistan has six land neighbours: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Its area of 652,230 km² puts it 40th in the world and 11th of 47 in Asia.

The World Bank counts 43.8 million people in 2025: 36th of 194 worldwide and 15th of 47 in Asia. That works out at 67 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 25.9% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$417 in 2024 (World Bank, current US$), 190th of 191 and the lowest in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 66.3 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 4.76 births per woman in 2024. 16.1% of people used the internet in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 1,008 km, between 29.4°N and 38.5°N. Kabul's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 830 km from Chile, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population43,844,1112025, World Bank36th of 19415th of 47
Area652,230 km²world-countries40th of 19511th of 47
GDPUS$17.8 billion2024, World Bank, current US$137th of 19140th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$4172024, World Bank, current US$190th of 19146th of 46
Population density67 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries118th of 19437th of 47
Life expectancy66.3 years2024, World Bank160th of 19447th of 47
Urban population25.9%2025, World Bank181st of 19446th of 47
Forest area1.9% of land2024, World Bank173rd of 19438th of 47
Population growth+2.77% a year2025, World Bank20th of 1948th of 47
Internet users16.1%2024, World Bank181st of 18845th of 45
Fertility rate4.76 births per woman2024, World Bank9th of 1941st of 47
Land neighbours6world-countries; among the 19520th of 1955th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSomalia, Myanmar and Central African Republic

Closest in populationArgentina, Yemen and Canada

Neighbours 6 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Pakistan378 km
    Kabul to Islamabad, capital to capital
  • Tajikistan451 km
    Kabul to Dushanbe, capital to capital
  • Uzbekistan756 km
    Kabul to Tashkent, capital to capital
  • Turkmenistan1,040 km
    Kabul to Ashgabat, capital to capital
  • Iran1,619 km
    Kabul to Tehran, capital to capital
  • China4,174 km
    Kabul to Beijing, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Kabul
34.52°N 69.18°E
Northernmost latitude
38.46°N
Southernmost latitude
29.39°N
Westernmost longitude
60.49°E
Easternmost longitude
74.89°E
North to south
about 1,008 km
Antipode of Kabul
34.52°S 110.82°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 830 km from the nearest land (Chile)