AFGHANISTAN

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan · AF / AFG / 004

ISO 3166-1 AFG · 004

Afghanistan is a southern asia country in Asia. It has a population of 37,172,386, uses AFN, speaks Dari, Pashto, and Turkmen.

Population 37,172,386

Area (km²) 652,230

Capital Kabul

Region Southern Asia

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: AFG
ISO numeric: 004
Calling code: +93
TLD: .af
Driving side: —
Currencies: AFN
Languages: prs, pus, tuk
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇦🇫

Cities

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Kabul Kabul 4,434,550

Herāt Herat 574,300

Mazār-e Sharīf Balkh 523,300

Kandahār Kandahar 523,300

Jalālābād Nangarhar 271,900

Kunduz Kunduz 161,902

Ghazni Ghazni 141,000

Balkh Balkh 114,883

Baghlān Baghlan 108,449

Gardez Paktia 103,601

Khōst Khowst 96,123

Maymana Faryab 75,900

Khanabad Kunduz 71,531

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang Bamyan 65,000

Bāzārak Panjshir 65,000

Khulm Balkh 64,933

Taloqan Takhar 64,256

Bāmyān Bamyan 61,863

Pul-e Khumrī Baghlan 56,369

Shibirghān Jowzjan 55,641

Charikar Parwan 53,676

Sar-e Pul Sar-e Pol Province 52,121

Zaranj Nimroz 49,851

Paghmān Kabul 49,157

Asadābād Kunar 48,400

Aībak Samangan 47,823

Fayzabad Badakhshan 44,421

Lashkar Gāh Helmand 43,934

Gereshk Helmand 43,588

Farah Farah 43,561

Istālif Kabul 41,413

Andkhōy Faryab 37,900

Bahārak Badakhshan 32,551

Nīlī Daykundi 30,058

Ghormach Badghis 30,000

Shīnḏanḏ Herat 29,264

Rustāq Takhar 25,636

Khān Neshīn Helmand 25,600

Qarāwul Kunduz 24,544

Jurm Badakhshan 23,064

Nahrīn Baghlan 22,363

Baraki Barak Logar 22,305

Ārt Khwājah Takhar 18,623

Eslam Qaleh Herat 18,086

Karukh Herat 17,484

Small airport

OAPJ

Panjab Airport

Small airport

KWH

Khwahan Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

Afghan University

afghanuniversity.edu.af

Al-Birony University

au.edu.af

American University of Afghanistan

auaf.edu.af

Aria Institute of Higher Education

aria.edu.af

Badakhshan University

badakhshan.edu.af

Baghlan University

baghlan.edu.af

Bakhtar University

bakhtar.edu.af

Balkh University

ba.edu.af

Bamiyan University

bu.edu.af

Bost University

bost.edu.af

Dawat University

dawat.edu.af

Dunya Institute of Higher Education

dunya.edu.af

Faryab Higher Education Institute

faryab.edu.af

Ghazni University

gu.edu.af

Herat University

hu.edu.af

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Afghanistan use?: AFN.
What languages are spoken in Afghanistan?: Dari, Pashto, and Turkmen.
What is the capital of Afghanistan?: Kabul.
How many cities are in Afghanistan?: 319 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/AF

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