Capital
and largest city
Kabul
33°N 65°EOfficial languages
Pashto, Dari[1]
Dari 27 million (77%) (L1 + L2), Pashto 16.8 million (48%)[2]Ethnic groups
42% Pashtun
27% Tajik
9% Hazara
9% Uzbek
4% Aimaq
3% Turkmen
2% Baloch
1% others[3]
Religion
99.7% Islam (official)
0.3% others
Demonym(s)Afghan[Note 1][6][7]GovernmentUnitary presidential Islamic republic
• President
Ashraf Ghani
• 1st Vice President
Amrullah Saleh
• 2nd Vice President
Sarwar DanishLegislatureNational Assembly
• Upper house
House of Elders
• Lower house
House of the PeopleFormation
• Hotak Empire
21 April 1709
• Durrani Empire
October 1747
• Emirate
1823
• Recognized
19 August 1919
• Kingdom
9 June 1926
• Republic
17 July 1973
• Current constitution
26 January 2004Area
• Total
652,230[8] km2 (251,830 sq mi) (40th)
• Water (%)
negligiblePopulation
• 2019 estimate
32,225,560[9] (43rd)
• Density
46/km2 (119.1/sq mi) (174th)GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$72.911 billion[10] (96th)
• Per capita
$2,024[10] (169th)GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$21.657 billion[10] (111st)
• Per capita
$601[10] (177th)Gini (2008) 27.8[11]
low · 1stHDI (2018) 0.496[12]
low · 170thCurrencyAfghani (Afs) (AFN)Time zoneUTC+4:30 Solar Calendar (D†)Driving siderightCalling code+93ISO 3166 codeAFInternet
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