| Area Total | 652,230 sq km |
| Climate | arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land |
| Imports | China 21%, Iran 20.5%, Pakistan 11.8%, Kazakhstan 11%, Uzbekistan 6.8%, Malaysia 5.3% (2017) – machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products |
| Exports | India 56.5%, Pakistan 29.6% (2017) – opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems, and medical herbs |
| Government | presidential Islamic republic |
| Capital | Kabul |
| Population | 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, other (includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz) (2015) |
| Language | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 77% (Dari functions as the lingua franca), Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1% (2017 est.) |
News about Afghanistan
- Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 and injures another 2,500 as rescuers search rubble for survivors
by Taz Ali on September 1, 2025Officials warn death toll could rise as rescue efforts hampered by landslides
- Australia will pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals
by Rod McGuirk on September 1, 2025Australia has agreed to pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals who cannot be held indefinitely in detention
- Afghanistan earthquake mapped: At least 800 dead as houses reduced to rubble
by Stuti Mishra on September 1, 2025Entire homes were reduced to rubble in mountain districts as rescuers struggle to reach people
- Villages wiped out in Afghanistan as earthquake kills more than 620 people
by Ap Correspondent on September 1, 2025 - Evacuations after deadly earthquake kills hundreds in Afghanistan
by Holly Patrick on September 1, 2025 - Afghanistan earthquake: Residents evacuated by helicopter as quake kills hundreds of people
by Holly Patrick on September 1, 2025Wounded people in Afghanistan have been evacuated by helicopter following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck, killing at least 622 people.
