LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia. It has borders with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the North, China in the North-east, Pakistan in the East and South, and Iran in the West. The country is split from East to West by the Hindu Kush mountain range culminating in the East to the height of 7315 m.
With the exception of the South-west regions, most of the country’ s landscape is
dominated by high snow-capped mountains and traversed by deep valleys. The principal rivers drain to the South-west into the Helmand and Arghandab valleys and then into the desert. The country has a typical continental dry climate, characterised by seasonal and daily extremes of temperature and clearly defined seasons. Winters are cold and summers are very hot.
The Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan
Language
Dari , Pashto
Currency
AFN – Afghan Afghani
GDP
17233051620.1117 US$ (2023)
GDP per capita
415.707417059086 US$ (2023)
Exports of goods and services
2890867894.87049 US$ (2023)
Imports of goods and services
8702382078.46623 US$ (2023)
Chamber Name
Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment
Capital
Kabul
Surface area (sq. km)
652860
Population, total
41454761 (2023)
Source of Data
World Bank