Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan د افغانستان اسلامي امارت (Pashto) Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat
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Capital and largest city	Kabul 33°N66°E / 33°N 66°E / 33; 66Coordinates: 33°N66°E / 33°N 66°E / 33; 66^[1]
Official language(s)	Dari Pashto
Ethnic groups	42% Pashtun 27% Tajik 9% Hazara 9% Uzbek 4% Aimaq 3% Turkmen 2% Baloch 4% others^[2]
Religion	99.7% Islam (official) 0.3% others
Demonym(s)	Afghan^[a]^[5]^[6]
Government	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto)

• Emir^[b]	Hibatullah Akhundzada
• Prime Minister	Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
• First Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting)
• Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting)

Legislature	TBA (as of 2021)
Formation

• Hotak Empire	1709–1738
• Durrani Empire	1747–1842
• Emirate	1823–1926
• Recognised	19 August 1919
• Kingdom	9 June 1926
• Declaration of Republic	17 July 1973
• Islamic Emirate	7 September 1996
• Islamic Republic	26 January 2004
• Taliban take control of Kabul	15 August 2021

Area
• Total	652,864^[7] km² (252,072 sq mi) (40th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2020 estimate	32,890,171^[8] (43rd)
• Density	48.08/km² (124.5/sq mi) (174th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$72.911 billion^[9] (96th)
• Per capita	$2,024^[9] (169th)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$21.657 billion^[9] (111st)
• Per capita	$493^[9] (177th)
Gini (2008)	27.8^[10] low · 1st
HDI (2019)	0.511^[11] low · 169th
Currency	Afghani (افغانی) (AFN)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 Solar Calendar (D†)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+93
ISO 3166 code	AF
Internet TLD	.af افغانستان.

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Terrorism

Transnational Issues

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