Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in Southern Asia, Asia. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.
At a glance
- Capital
- Kabul
- Continent
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Status
- UN member state
- Population
- 38,041,754
- Area
- 642,045 km²
0.5% of the world’s people, 0.4% of its land
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Regions of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is divided into 34 first-level regions (province).
- Badakhshan
- Badghis
- Baghlan
- Balkh
- Bamyan
- Farah
- Faryab
- Ghazni
- Ghor
- Hilmand
- Hirat
- Jawzjan
- Kabul
- Kandahar
- Kapisa
- Khost
- Kunar
- Kunduz
- Laghman
- Logar
- Nangarhar
- Nimroz
- Nuristan
- Paktika
- Paktya
- Parwan
- Parwan
- Samangan
- Sari Pul
- Takhar
- Uruzgan
- Uruzgan
- Wardak
- Zabul
Countries bordering Afghanistan
More countries in Southern Asia
Questions about Afghanistan
- What is the capital of Afghanistan?
- The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
- How many regions does Afghanistan have?
- Afghanistan has 34 first-level administrative regions: province.
- Is Afghanistan a UN member?
- Yes, Afghanistan is one of the 193 UN member states.
- Which continent is Afghanistan in?
- Afghanistan is in Asia, in the Southern Asia region.
- Which countries border Afghanistan?
- Afghanistan borders Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Iran, China.