asia • AFG
Afghanistan
Location marker · geographic overview
33° N / 65° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Kabul
- Population
- 42,647,492 2024
- Area
- 652,230 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
- Currency
- Afghan afghani (AFN)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.
Landscape & landmarks
The cultural landscape of the Bamiyan Valley stands as a prominent UNESCO World Heritage site. While the destruction of the 6th-century Buddhist sculptures shocked the world, the massive empty sandstone niches remain a poignant monument. Visitors can still explore the complex network of ancient monastic caves, the citadel ruins of Shahr-e Gholghola, and the red fortress at Shah-e Zohak.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Kabuli Pulao (or Kabuli Palaw, Qabili Palaw, Qabili Palau or simply Palau) — An Afghan rice dish consisting of steamed rice mixed with lentils, raisins, carrots, and lamb. It is baked in the oven and topped with fried sliced carrots and raisins.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-17. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A few more connections
- Highest point source-listed
- Noshaq Wikidata record ↗
Cited reference ↗
Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Source-matched, not independently certified. Observation year unavailable; retrieved 2026-09-27.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Calling code
- +93
- Internet domain
- .af
- Land border codes
- IRN, PAK, TKM, UZB, TJK, CHN
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .af. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.