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Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. Some scholars suggest that the root name Afghān is derived from the Sanskrit word Aśvakan.

  • Population: 42.2m
  • Area: 652.8k km2
  • Capital: Kabul
  • language: Persian
  • Currency: Afghani (AFN)
  • Timezone: UTC+4:30
Afghanistan