Outline of Afghanistan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Afghanistan:

The Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto government since the 2021 fall of Kabul)

The location of Afghanistan

An enlargeable map of Afghanistan

Afghanistan – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Asia. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has experienced a continuous state of civil war.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Afghanistan

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Afghanistan
• Official English country name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Afghan
• Demonym(s): Afghans
• Etymology: Name of Afghanistan
• International rankings of Afghanistan
• ISO country codes: AF, AFG, 004
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AF
• Internet country code top-level domain: .af

Geography of Afghanistan

An enlargeable topographic map of Afghanistan

Geography of Afghanistan

• Afghanistan is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • (Central Asia)
  • Greater Middle East
    • Iranian plateau
  • Time zone: UTC+04:30
  • Extreme points of Afghanistan
    • High: Noshaq 7,492 m (24,580 ft)
    • Low: Amu Darya 258 m (846 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 5,529 km

Pakistan 2,430 km

Tajikistan 1,206 km

Iran 936 km

Turkmenistan 744 km

Uzbekistan 137 km

China 76 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Afghanistan: 39,864,082 (2021 estimate) – 36th most populous country
• Area of Afghanistan: 652,860 square kilometres (252,070 sq mi) – 40th largest country
• Atlas of Afghanistan

Environment of Afghanistan

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Environment of Afghanistan

• Climate of Afghanistan
• Ecoregions in Afghanistan
• Environmental issues in Afghanistan
• Protected areas of Afghanistan
• Renewable energy in Afghanistan
• Wildlife of Afghanistan
  • Fauna of Afghanistan
    • Birds of Afghanistan
    • Mammals of Afghanistan

Natural geographic features of Afghanistan

• Mountains of Afghanistan
  • Volcanoes in Afghanistan
• Rivers of Afghanistan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan

Regions of Afghanistan

Regions of Afghanistan

Ecoregions of Afghanistan

List of ecoregions in Afghanistan

Administrative divisions of Afghanistan

Administrative divisions of Afghanistan

Map of Afghanistan with province border lines.

• Provinces of Afghanistan
  • Districts of Afghanistan

Provinces of Afghanistan

Provinces of Afghanistan

1. Badakhshan Province
2. Badghis Province
3. Baghlan Province
4. Balkh Province
5. Bamyan Province
6. Daykundi Province
7. Farah Province
8. Faryab Province
9. Ghazni Province
10. Ghor Province
11. Helmand Province
12. Herat Province
13. Jowzjan Province
14. Kabul Province
15. Kandahar Province
16. Kapisa Province
17. Khost Province
18. Kunar Province
19. Kunduz Province
20. Laghman Province
21. Lowgar Province
22. Nangarhar Province
23. Nimruz Province
24. Nurestan Province
25. Orūzgān Province
26. Paktia Province
27. Paktika Province
28. Panjshir Province
29. Parwan Province
30. Samangan Province
31. Sar-e Pol Province
32. Takhar Province
33. Wardak Province
34. Zabul Province

Districts of Afghanistan

Districts of Afghanistan Afghanistan is divided into 398+ districts.

Municipalities of Afghanistan

Municipalities of Afghanistan

• Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
• Cities of Afghanistan

Demography of Afghanistan

Demographics of Afghanistan

Government and politics of Afghanistan

Politics of Afghanistan

• Taliban
• Military of Afghanistan

Structure of government

Government of Afghanistan

• Supreme Leader of Afghanistan
• Prime Minister of Afghanistan
• Deputy Leader of Afghanistan
• Chief Justice of Afghanistan
• Leadership Council
• Council of Ministers

Government and politics of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021)

Politics of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

• Form of government: Islamic republic
• Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
• Elections in Afghanistan
  • Afghan presidential election, 2009
  • Afghan parliamentary election, 2005
  • Afghan presidential election, 2004
• Political parties in Afghanistan
• Taxation in Afghanistan

Branches of government

Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Executive branch of the government of Islamic Republic Afghanistan

• Head of state and head of government: President of Afghanistan
• Afghan Cabinet of Ministers

Legislative branch of the government of Islamic Afghanistan

• National Assembly of Afghanistan (bicameral)
  • Upper house: House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga)
  • Lower house: House of the People (Wolesi Jirga)

Judicial branch of the government of Islamic Afghanistan

Main articles: Judiciary of Afghanistan and Constitution of Afghanistan § Judicial Branch and Court System

• Afghan Supreme Court (Stara Makama or ستره محكمه)
  • Chief Justice of Afghanistan
  • High Courts of Afghanistan
    • Appeals Courts of Afghanistan
      • District courts of Afghanistan
        • Local courts of Afghanistan

Foreign relations of Afghanistan

Foreign relations of Afghanistan

• Diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
• Diplomatic missions of Afghanistan
• United States-Afghanistan relations
• Foreign hostages in Afghanistan

International organization membership

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Colombo Plan (CP)
• Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (guest)
• South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Law of Afghanistan

• Cannabis in Afghanistan
• Capital punishment in Afghanistan
• Constitution of Afghanistan
• Crime in Afghanistan
• Human rights in Afghanistan
  • LGBT rights in Afghanistan
  • Freedom of religion in Afghanistan
• Law enforcement in Afghanistan

Military of Islamic Republic Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces (2002-2021)

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • President of Afghanistan
• Afghan National Security Forces
  • Afghan Armed Forces
    • Afghan National Army
    • Afghan Air Force
  • Afghan National Police
  • Afghan Local Police
  • Afghan Border Police
  • National Directorate of Security

Local government in Afghanistan

Local government in Afghanistan

History of Afghanistan

History of Afghanistan

• Timeline of the history of Afghanistan
• Current events of Afghanistan

By period

• Ancient history of Afghanistan
• Greater Khorasan
• Muslim conquests of Afghanistan
• History of Arabs in Afghanistan
• Mongol invasion of Central Asia
• Hotak dynasty
• Siege of Kandahar
• Durrani Empire
• Third Battle of Panipat
• Battle of Jamrud
• First Anglo-Afghan War
• Second Anglo-Afghan War
• Third Anglo-Afghan War
• European influence in Afghanistan
• Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war
• Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah
• Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan
• Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
• Soviet–Afghan War
• History of Afghanistan since 1992
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

By subject

• History of Arabs in Afghanistan
• Military history of Afghanistan

Culture of Afghanistan

Culture of Afghanistan

Ethnolinguistic groups of Afghanistan

Afghan boys and girls at Kabul

Tribal and religious leaders at Kandahar

• Category:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
• Architecture of Afghanistan
• Category:Afghan tribes
• Cuisine of Afghanistan
• Gender roles in Afghanistan
• Languages of Afghanistan
• Media in Afghanistan
• National symbols of Afghanistan
  • Emblem of Afghanistan
  • Flag of Afghanistan
  • National anthem of Afghanistan
• People of Afghanistan
  • Ethnic minorities in Afghanistan
• Prostitution in Afghanistan
• Public holidays in Afghanistan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan

Art in Afghanistan

• Art in Afghanistan
  • Cinema of Afghanistan
  • Music of Afghanistan
  • Television in Afghanistan

People of Afghanistan

• People of Afghanistan
  • Pashtun people
  • Tājik people
  • Farsiwan
  • Qizilbash
  • Hazara people
  • Uzbek people
  • Turkmen people
  • Baloch people
  • Nuristani people
  • Arabs
  • Persian (Dari)
  • Sunni Muslim
  • Shi'a Muslim

Religion in Afghanistan

• Religion in Afghanistan
  • Buddhism in Afghanistan
  • Christianity in Afghanistan
  • Hinduism in Afghanistan
  • Islam in Afghanistan
  • Judaism in Afghanistan
  • Sikhism in Afghanistan

Sports in Afghanistan

Sports in Afghanistan

• Football in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Afghanistan

Economy of Afghanistan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 119th (one hundred and nineteenth)
• Agriculture in Afghanistan
• Communications in Afghanistan
  • Internet in Afghanistan
• Companies of Afghanistan
• Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
  • ISO 4217: AFN
• Energy in Afghanistan
  • Energy in Afghanistan
• Health care in Afghanistan
• Mining in Afghanistan
• Taxation in Afghanistan
• Tourism in Afghanistan
• Visa policy of Afghanistan
• Transport in Afghanistan
  • Airports in Afghanistan
  • Rail transport in Afghanistan

Education in Afghanistan

Education in Afghanistan

Health in Afghanistan

Health in Afghanistan

See also

• Topic overview:
  • Afghanistan
  • Bibliography of Afghanistan
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• All pages with titles beginning with Afghanistan
• All pages with titles beginning with Afghan
• All pages with titles containing Afghanistan
• All pages with titles containing Afghan

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Afghanistan

Official government sites

• Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
• Office of the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

General information

• Afghanistan's Paper Money
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Afghanistan
• Afghanistan travel guide from Wikivoyage

Culture and news

• KabulPress.org
• Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Cultural issues)
• Afghan Online Press
• Bakhtar News Agency (Official Afghan Agency)

Other

• Old photos of Afghanistan
• How Hemp could save Afghanistan
• Afghanistan: The Genesis of the Final *[http://www.afghan-web.com/language/ A Look at the Languages Spoken in Afghanistan
• Over 125 recent travel photos from Afghanistan