The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت (Pashto) Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان (Dari) Jomhūrīyyeh Eslāmīyyeh Afġānestān
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله "Lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh, Muhammadun rasūlu llāh" "There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. (Shahada)
Anthem: Millī Surūd ملي سرود‬ (English: "National Anthem")
Capital and largest city	Kabul 34°32′N 69°08′E / 34.533°N 69.133°E / 34.533; 69.133
Official languages	Pashto Dari
Ethnic groups	Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, and others
Religion	Islam
Demonym	Afghan
Government	Unitary presidential Islamic republic
• President	Ashraf Ghani
• Chief Executive Officer	Abdullah Abdullah
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	House of Elders
• Lower house	House of the People
Formation
• Hotak Empire	April 1709
• Durrani Empire	October 1747
• Emirate	1823
• Recognized	19 August 1919
• Kingdom	9 June 1926
• Republic	17 July 1973
• Current constitution	26 January 2004
Area
• Total	652,864 km2 (252,072 sq mi) (40th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	34,656,032 (40th)
• Density	49.88/km2 (129.2/sq mi) (150th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$70 billion
• Per capita	$1,888
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$21 billion
• Per capita	$572
Gini (2008)	29 low
HDI (2014)	0.465 low · 171st
Currency	Afghani (Afs) (AFN)
Time zone	D† (UTC+4:30 Solar Calendar)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+93
ISO 3166 code	AF
Internet TLD	.af افغانستان.

Coordinates: 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65

Afghanistan (/æfˈɡænɪstæn/ ( listen); Pashto/Dari: افغانستان‬, Pashto: Afġānistān [avɣɒnisˈtɒn, abɣɒnisˈtɒn], Dari: Afġānestān [avɣɒnesˈtɒn]), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and in the far northeast, China and the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan which is claimed by India. Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi) and much of it is covered by the Hindu Kush mountain range, which experience very cold winters. The north consists of fertile plains, whilst the south-west consists of deserts where temperatures can get very hot in summers.Kabul serves as the capital and its largest city.