Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's largest city and serves as its capital. According to the World Population review, as of 2021, Afghanistan's population is 40.2 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020.

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान इस्लामी अमीरात दक्षिण एशिया में अवस्थित देश है, जो विश्व का एक भूूूू-आवेष्ठित देश है। अप्रैल २००७ में अफगानिस्तान सार्क का आठवाँ सदस्य बना। अफगानिस्तान के पूर्व में पाकिस्तान, उत्तर पूर्व में भारत तथा चीन, उत्तर में ताजिकिस्तान, उज़्बेकिस्तान तथा तुर्कमेनिस्तान तथा पश्चिम में ईरान है।