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