The location of Afghanistan
An enlargeable map of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan:
Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central and South Asia. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has experienced a continuous state of civil war.
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Afghanistan
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Afghanistan
- Official English country name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Afghan
- Demonym(s): Afghans
- Etymology: Name of Afghanistan
- International rankings of Afghanistan
- ISO country codes: AF, AFG, 004
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .af
Geography of Afghanistan
An enlargeable topographic map of Afghanistan
- Afghanistan is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+04:30
- Extreme points of Afghanistan
- Land boundaries: 5,529 km
Pakistan 2,430 km
Tajikistan 1,206 km
Iran 936 km
Turkmenistan 744 km
Uzbekistan 137 km
China 76 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Afghanistan: 39,864,082 (2021 estimate) – 43rd most populous country
- Area of Afghanistan: 652,860 square kilometres (252,070 sq mi) – 40th largest country
- Atlas of Afghanistan
Environment of Afghanistan
An enlargeable satellite image of Afghanistan
- Climate of Afghanistan
- Ecoregions in Afghanistan
- Environmental issues in Afghanistan
- Protected areas of Afghanistan
- Renewable energy in Afghanistan
- Wildlife of Afghanistan
- Fauna of Afghanistan
Natural geographic features of Afghanistan
- Mountains of Afghanistan
- Rivers of Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Regions of Afghanistan
Ecoregions of Afghanistan
Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
Administrative divisions of Afghanistan
Map of Afghanistan with province border lines.
Provinces of Afghanistan
- Badakhshan Province
- Badghis Province
- Baghlan Province
- Balkh Province
- Bamyan Province
- Daykundi Province
- Farah Province
- Faryab Province
- Ghazni Province
- Ghor Province
- Helmand Province
- Herat Province
- Jowzjan Province
- Kabul Province
- Kandahar Province
- Kapisa Province
- Khost Province
- Kunar Province
- Kunduz Province
- Laghman Province
- Lowgar Province
- Nangarhar Province
- Nimruz Province
- Nurestan Province
- Orūzgān Province
- Paktia Province
- Paktika Province
- Panjshir Province
- Parwan Province
- Samangan Province
- Sar-e Pol Province
- Takhar Province
- Wardak Province
- Zabul Province
Districts of Afghanistan
Districts of Afghanistan Afghanistan is divided into 398+ districts.
Municipalities of Afghanistan
Municipalities of Afghanistan
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Cities of Afghanistan
Demography of Afghanistan
Government and politics of Afghanistan
Structure of government
Government and politics of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021)
Politics of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Form of government: Islamic republic
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Elections in Afghanistan
- Political parties in Afghanistan
- Taxation in Afghanistan
Branches of government
Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Executive branch of the government of Islamic Republic Afghanistan
Legislative branch of the government of Islamic Afghanistan
- National Assembly of Afghanistan (bicameral)
- Upper house: House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga)
- Lower house: House of the People (Wolesi Jirga)
Judicial branch of the government of Islamic Afghanistan
- Afghan Supreme Court (Stara Makama or ستره محكمه)
- Chief Justice of Afghanistan
- High Courts of Afghanistan
- Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
- District courts of Afghanistan
- Local courts of Afghanistan
- District courts of Afghanistan
- Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
Foreign relations of Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
- Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
- United States-Afghanistan relations
- Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
International organization membership
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Military of Islamic Republic Afghanistan
Local government in Afghanistan
Local government in Afghanistan
History of Afghanistan
- Timeline of the history of Afghanistan
- Current events of Afghanistan
By period
- Ancient history of Afghanistan
- Greater Khorasan
- Muslim conquests of Afghanistan
- History of Arabs in Afghanistan
- Mongol invasion of Central Asia
- Hotak dynasty
- Siege of Kandahar
- Durrani Empire
- Third Battle of Panipat
- Battle of Jamrud
- First Anglo-Afghan War
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Third Anglo-Afghan War
- European influence in Afghanistan
- Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war
- Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
- Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- Soviet–Afghan War
- History of Afghanistan since 1992
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
By subject
Culture of Afghanistan
Ethnolinguistic groups of Afghanistan
Afghan boys and girls at Kabul
Tribal and religious leaders at Kandahar
- Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
- Architecture of Afghanistan
- Category:Afghan tribes
- Cuisine of Afghanistan
- Gender roles in Afghanistan
- Languages of Afghanistan
- Media in Afghanistan
- National symbols of Afghanistan
- People of Afghanistan
- Prostitution in Afghanistan
- Public holidays in Afghanistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
Art in Afghanistan
People of Afghanistan
Religion in Afghanistan
Sports in Afghanistan
Sports in Afghanistan
Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 119th (one hundred and nineteenth)
- Agriculture in Afghanistan
- Communications in Afghanistan
- Companies of Afghanistan
- Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
- ISO 4217: AFN
- Energy in Afghanistan
- Health care in Afghanistan
- Mining in Afghanistan
- Taxation in Afghanistan
- Tourism in Afghanistan
- Visa policy of Afghanistan
- Transport in Afghanistan
Education in Afghanistan
Health in Afghanistan
See also
- Topic overview:
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- All pages with titles beginning with Afghanistan
- All pages with titles beginning with Afghan
- All pages with titles containing Afghanistan
- All pages with titles containing Afghan
References
- ↑ "Afghanistan". The World Factbook. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Afghanistan
- Official government sites
- Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- Office of the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- General information
- Afghanistan's Paper Money
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: Afghanistan
Afghanistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Culture and news
- KabulPress.org
- Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Cultural issues)
- Afghan Online Press
- Bakhtar News Agency (Official Afghan Agency)
- Other
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