Afghanistan
landlocked an muntainous kintra in sooth-central Asie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afghanistan is a landlocked an muntainous kintra in sooth-central Asie.[7] It is bordert bi Pakistan in the sooth an east,[note] Iran in the wast, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan an Tajikistan in the north, an Cheenae in the far northeast. The territories nou comprisin Afghanistan hae been an ancient focal pynt o the Silk Road an human migration. Archaeologists hae foond evidence o human habitation frae as far back as 50,000 BC.[8] Urban civilisation micht hae begun in the aurie as early as 3000 tae 2000 BC.[9]
Afghanistan
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Caipital and largest city | Kabul 34°32′N 69°08′E |
Offeecial leids |
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Releegion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Afghan[alternatives] |
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Independence frae Persie | |
• First Afghan state | Aprile 1709 |
• Afghan Empire | October 1747 |
• Recognized | 19 August 1919 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 652,864[2] km2 (252,072 sq mi) (40t) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 32,890,171[3] (43rd) |
• Density | 48.08/km2 (124.5/sq mi) (174t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $72.911 billion[4] (96th) |
• Per capita | $2,024[4] (169t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Tot | $21.657 billion[4] (111st) |
• Per capita | $493[4] (177t) |
Gini (2008) | 27.8[5] law · 1st |
HDI (2019) | 0.511[6] law · 169t |
Currency | Afghani (AFN) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (D†) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +93 |
ISO 3166 code | AF |
Internet TLD | .af |
The kintra sits at an important geostrategic location whilk connects the Middle East wi Central Asie an the Indian subcontinent,[10] which haes been hame tae various fowks throu the ages.[11] The land haes witnessed mony military conquests syne antiquity, includin bi Alexander the Great, the Mauryans, Muslim Arabs, Genghis Khan, Mughals an ithers.[8][9] It haes an aa served as a soorce frae whilk mony dynasties sic as the Greco-Bactrians, Kushans, Hephthalites, Shahis, Samanids, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Timurids an ithers hae establisht empires o thair awn.[12]