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 2023, Afghanistan's population is 43 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020.

अफगाणिस्तान हा आशियाच्या साधारणतः मध्यभागी असलेला एक भूपरिवेष्टित देश आहे. भौगोलिक वर्गीकरणात याला काही वेळा मध्य आशियात, काही वेळा दक्षिण आशियात, तर काही वेळा मध्यपूर्वेत गणले जाते; कारण बहुतेक सर्व शेजारी देशांशी याचे धार्मिक, वांशिक, भाषिक व भौगोलिक संबंध जोडलेले आहेत.