Afghanistan
Country in Southern Asia
Afghanistan is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Kabul. About 43.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 36th most populous of the 195 countries. At 652,230 km², it is the 40th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan at a glance
- Capital
- Kabul
- Population (2025)
- 43.8 million
- Area
- 652,230 km²
- Density
- 67 per km²
- Official languages
- Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
- Currency
- Afghan afghani
- People
- Afghan
- Calling code
- +93
- Internet domain
- .af
- Coast
- Landlocked
Where is Afghanistan?
How Afghanistan compares
Population rank
36th of 195
15th of 47 in Asia
Size rank
40th of 195
11th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
67 per km²
More crowded than 39% of countries
- Similar in size: Somalia (637,657 km²).
- Similar population: Argentina (45.9 million).
- Afghanistan is the only place that uses the Afghan afghani.
- Dari is not an official language anywhere else.
- Pashto is not an official language anywhere else.
- Turkmen is also an official language in 1 other country: Turkmenistan.
The flag of Afghanistan
Would you recognise Afghanistan?
How players do with Afghanistan
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Afghanistan so far, from 87 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
59% right
97th hardest of 176 · 63 answers
Its flag
79% right
78th hardest of 145 · 24 answers
- Players find Afghanistan on the map in 59% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Pakistan.
- Players recognise the flag of Afghanistan in 79% of tries.
Countries that border Afghanistan
Afghanistan borders 6 countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
China
Iran
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
UzbekistanQuick quiz: Afghanistan
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Afghanistan?
That's the flag of Afghanistan.
2. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.
3. Which of these borders Afghanistan?
Afghanistan borders China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Questions about Afghanistan
Is Afghanistan a country?
Yes. Afghanistan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Which countries border Afghanistan?
Afghanistan borders 6 countries: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
How many countries border Afghanistan?
6. Afghanistan shares a land border with 6 countries.
How big is Afghanistan?
Afghanistan covers 652,230 km², about the same size as Somalia (637,657 km²).
Is Afghanistan hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Afghanistan in 59% of 63 tries, 97th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Pakistan.
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