Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت (Pashto ) Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان (Dari ) Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānestān Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله "
Lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh, Muhammadun rasūlu llāh "
"There is no God but Allah ; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." (Shahada ) Capitaland largest city
Kabul 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65 Coordinates : 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65 Official languages Dari 27 million (77%) (L1 + L2 Pashto 16.8 million (48%)[2] [3] Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym(s) Afghan [Note 1] [7] [8] Government Unitary presidential Islamic republic Ashraf Ghani Amrullah Saleh Sarwar Danish Legislature National Assembly House of Elders House of the People Formation 21 April 1709 July 1747 1823 19 August 1919 9 June 1926 17 July 1973 26 January 2004 Area • Total
652,864[9] 2 (252,072 sq mi) (40th ) • Water (%)
negligible and non-navigable Population • 2020 estimate
39,296,240 [10] 37th ) • Density
60/km2 (155.4/sq mi) (154th ) GDP (PPP ) 2018 estimate • Total
$72.911 billion[11] 96th ) • Per capita
$2,024[11] 169th ) GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate • Total
$21.657 billion[11] 111st ) • Per capita
$601[11] 177th ) Gini (2008) [12] low 1st HDI (2018) [13] low 170th Currency Afghani (Afs) (AFN )Time zone UTC +4:30 Solar Calendar Driving side right Calling code +93 ISO 3166 code AF Internet TLD .af افغانستان. 
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