Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
  • د افغانستان اسلامي امارت (Pashto)
    Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat
  • امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari)
    Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān
Flag of Afghanistan
Flag
Coat of Arms of the Islamic Emirate [1]
Coat of arms
Anthem: دا د باتورانو کور
Dā də bātorāno kor
"This is the Home of the Brave"
Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg
StatusUN member state under an unrecognized government
Capital
and largest city
Kabul
34°31′N 69°11′E / 34.517°N 69.183°E / 34.517; 69.183Coordinates: 34°31′N 69°11′E / 34.517°N 69.183°E / 34.517; 69.183
Major languages
  • Pashto
  • Dari
Ethnic groups
(2019 unofficial estimates)
  • 42% Pashtun
  • 27% Tajik
  • 9% Hazara
  • 9% Uzbek
  • 4% Aimaq
  • 3% Turkmen
  • 2% Baloch
  • 4% Others
Religion
  • 99.7% Islam (official)
  • 0.3% Others
Demonym(s)Afghan
GovernmentUnitary autocratic Islamic provisional government
• Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada
• Prime Minister
Hasan Akhund (acting)
• Chief Justice
Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai
Formation
• Afghan Empire
1451–1526
• Hotak Empire
1709–1738
• Durrani Empire
1747–1823
• Emirate
1823–1839
• Restoration of the Durrani Empire
1839–1842
• Restoration of the Emirate
1842–1926
• Protected State of the United Kingdom
26 May 1879
• Independence
19 August 1919
• Kingdom
9 June 1926
• Republic
17 July 1973
• Democratic Republic
27–28 April 1978
• Islamic State
28 April 1992
• Islamic Emirate
7 September 1996
• Islamic Republic
26 January 2004
• Restoration of Islamic Emirate
15 August 2021
Area
• Total
652,864 km2 (252,072 sq mi) (40th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2021 estimate
40,218,234 (37th)
• Density
48.08/km2 (124.5/sq mi) (174th)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$72.911 billion (96th)
• Per capita
$2,024 (169th)
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$21.657 billion (111st)
• Per capita
$493 (177th)
HDI (2019)Increase 0.511
low · 169th
CurrencyAfghani (افغانی) (AFN)
Time zoneUTC+4:30
Solar Calendar
(D†)
Driving sideright
Calling code+93
ISO 3166 codeAF
Internet TLD.af
افغانستان.