Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country in Southwest Asia. It borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, China and India in the east, Pakistan in the southeast and south, and Iran in the west.

The nation has a population of 27.1 million as of a 2015 estimate. The capital is Kabul. The official languages are Pashto and Dari. The monetary unit is Afghani.