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Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country in Southern Asia with its capital in Kabul.

Capital
Kabul
Region
Southern Asia, Asia
Population
43.8 million
Languages
Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
Currency
Afghan afghani (ุ‹)
Area
652,230 kmยฒ
Borders
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Tajikistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmenistan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan

๐Ÿ’ก Has never been fully conquered โ€” earned the nickname 'graveyard of empires'.

About the flag

Afghanistan is often said to have changed its flag more often than any other country in the 20th century. The black-red-green tricolour carries a mosque framed by wheat; since 2021 a white flag with the Shahada has also been used.

How to spot it: Vertical black, red and green stripes with a white mosque-and-wheat emblem in the centre.

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