Afghanistan

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
- **common name**: Afghanistan
- **image flag**: Flag of Taliban.svg
- **flag caption**: Flag
- **image coat**: Arms of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg
- **alt coat**: Coat of Arms of the Islamic Emirate
- **symbol type**: Emblem of Afghanistan, Emblem
- **national motto**:

"There is no god but God in Islam, God; Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad is the messenger of God." (_Shahadah_)
- **national anthem**:
""
"This Is the Home of the Brave"
- **capital**: Kabul
- **largest city**: Kabul
- **ethnic groups year**: 2010 unofficial estimates
- **religion**: * 99.9% Islam in Afghanistan, Islam
** 89.1% Sunni Islam, Sunni (State religion, official)
** 10.8% Shia Islam in Afghanistan, Shia
* 0.1% Religion in Afghanistan, other
- **demonym**: Afghans, Afghan
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary totalitarian theocratic Islamic emirate
- **leader title1**: Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, Supreme Leader / Emir
- **leader title2**: Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Prime Minister
- **leader name2**: Hasan Akhund (Acting prime minister, acting)
- **leader title3**: Chief Justice of Afghanistan, Chief Justice
- **leader name3**: Abdul Hakim Haqqani
- **legislature**: None
- **sovereignty type**: History of Afghanistan, Formation
- **established event1**: Hotak dynasty, Hotak Emirate
- **established date1**: 21 April 1709
- **established date2**: June 1747
- **established event3**: Emirate of Afghanistan, Barakzai Emirate
- **established date3**: 1823
- **established event4**: Dost Mohammad Khan, Dost Mohammad unites Afghanistan
- **established date4**: Herat campaign of 1862–1863, 27 May 1863
- **established event5**: Third Anglo-Afghan War, Independence
- **established date5**: Afghan Independence Day, 19 August 1919
- **established event6**: Kingdom of Afghanistan, Kingdom
- **established date6**: 9 June 1926
- **established event7**: Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978), Republic
- **established date7**: 1973 Afghan coup d'état, 17 July 1973
- **established event8**: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Democratic Republic
- **established date8**: Saur Revolution, 27–28 April 1978
- **established event9**: Islamic State of Afghanistan, Islamic State
- **established date9**: 28 April 1992
- **established event10**: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), Islamic Emirate
- **established date10**: 27 September 1996
- **established date11**: 26 January 2004
- **established event12**: Fall of Kabul (2021), Restoration of Islamic Emirate
- **established date12**: 15 August 2021
- **area km2**: 652,867
- **area rank**: 40th
- **area sq mi**: 252,072
- **percent water**: negligible
- **population estimate**: 36–50 million
- **population estimate year**: July 2024
- **population estimate rank**: 36th
- **gdp ppp**: $91.668 billion
- **gdp ppp year**: 2023
- **gdp ppp per capita**: $2,174
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 179th
- **gdp nominal**: $17.329 billion
- **gdp nominal year**: 2023
- **gdp nominal per capita**: $411
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 190th
- **hdi**: 0.496
- **hdi year**: 2023
- **hdi change**: increase
- **hdi rank**: 181st
- **currency**: Afghan afghani, Afghani ()
- **currency code**: AFN
- **time zone**: Afghanistan Time
- **utc offset**: +4:30
Lunar Hijri calendar
- **drives on**: right
- **cctld**: .af
- **religion year**: 2020