| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +4.5 (Afghanistan time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Dari, Pashto |
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| Other languages: | Balochi, Pashai, Turkmen, Uzbek |
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| Currency: |
afghanis (AFN) €1 = AFN74.54, $1 = AFN66.80, £1 = AFN88.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .af | International Dialling Code: 93 |
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For help planning your trip to Afghanistan including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Afghanistan trip planning page.
Further information on Afghanistan
Discover more about Afghanistan - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 647,500 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): China (76km), Iran (936km), Pakistan (2,430km), Tajikistan (1,206km), Turkmenistan (744km), Uzbekistan (137km)
Climate: Climate is arid to semi-arid with cold winters and hot summers.
Highest mountain: Nowshak (7,485m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Afghanistan from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 151/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 120/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 172/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 185/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Status: Independent Country
Population: 31,822,848 (rank: 40/196) Density: 49.1 people/sq km (rank: 128/196)
Ethnic groups: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
GDP (PPP): $45.3 billion GDP per capita: $1,100 (rank: 184/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.