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Afghanistan

افغانستان

ISO AF Dial +93 Currency AFN Asia
Skyline view of Kabul featuring a prominent blue mosque with the cityscape and mountains in the background.

Afghanistan, officially افغانستان, is a country in Southern Asia, Its capital is Kabul, its country calling code is +93, and its ISO 3166 codes are AF (alpha-2) and AFG (alpha-3). The official currency is Afghan afghani (AFN) ؋.

Capital
Kabul
Calling code
+93
Currency
Afghan afghani (AFN) ؋
Languages
Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen
Local time
19:25:00
ISO alpha-2
AF
ISO alpha-3
AFG
Population
40,218,234
Area
652,230 km²
Region
Southern Asia
Internet domain
.af
Drives on the
right

Afghanistan country code: +93

The country calling code for Afghanistan is +93. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Afghanistan number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Afghanistan ISO codes: AF and AFG

Afghanistan is assigned AF as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and AFG as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Afghanistan is .af. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Afghanistan: the Afghan afghani

The official currency of Afghanistan is the Afghan afghani, with the ISO 4217 code AFN and the symbol ؋. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Afghanistan are quoted in AFN. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Afghanistan

The primary time zone for Afghanistan is +04:30, currently UTC+04:30. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Afghanistan

The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Afghanistan sits in Asia, specifically the Southern Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 33.00000000, 65.00000000. Traffic in Afghanistan drives on the right. Languages recorded for Afghanistan: Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen.

Which countries border Afghanistan?

Afghanistan shares a land border with 6 countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

6 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Where Afghanistan is

Centre point 33.00000000, 65.00000000.

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