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Afghanistan is known as the crossroads of Asia. It is bordered in the north by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, in the west by Iran, in the south by Pakistan, and China to the east. For more than 2000 years, this area has been the site of ancient trade routes collectively known as the Silk Road. Always an important link between east and west, Afghanistan remains a critical and dynamic place on earth.




Full Name: Islamic State of Afghanistan

Capital City: Kabul

Area: 652,000 sq km ; 251,737 sq miles

Population: 29,863,000

Time Zone: GMT/UTC +4.5

Languages: Pashto and Dari are Afghanistan’s official languages. Afghanistan’s Constitution stipulates that all other languages are “official” in the areas in which they are spoken by a majority of the population. Dari is spoken by more than one-third of the population and Pashto is spoken throughout Kabul and eastern and southern Afghanistan. Many Afghans are multi-lingual. Tajik and Turkic languages are spoken widely in the north. Smaller groups throughout the country also speak more than 70 other languages and numerous dialects.

Currency: Afghanistan afghani (Afg)
1 US Dollar = 50.22000 Afghanistan Afghani
1 Afghanistan Afghani (AFA) = 0.01991 US Dollar (USD)

Electricity: 220V 50HzHz

Country Dialing Code: 93