City: Afghanistan
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/Afghanistani
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 km (252,072 sq mi) (40th)
• Water (%): negligible
Population• 2016 estimate: 34,656,032 (40th)
• Density: 49.88/km (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.
Top Things to do in Afghanistan
What to do and see in Afghanistan, Afghanistan: The Best Sights & Landmarks
December 7, 2021 Dorsey Hagwood
Coordinates: 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65
Restaurants in Afghanistan
1. Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Bamyan Afghanistan http://countrystudies.us/afghanistan/32.htm
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By ShahrzadAm
One of the best experiences I've had. It has it all. Beauty, amazing people, tranquility..... Should be on everyone's list of places to go in your lifetime.
2. Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari Shrine
3. Green Mosque
4. Malan Bridge
5. Jami's Tomb
6. Khawaja Ghaltan Shrine
7. Buzkashi Stadium
8. Musalla Minarets of Herat
9. Blue Mosque
Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By karimtajik - Ghulkin, Pakistan
A must visit place in Afghanistan specially in the evening during sunset. I went there in the morning to see sunrise, it was amazing too..
