| | Geographic Coordinates: | 33 00 N, 65 00 E | | Location: | Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran | | Area: | total: 647,500 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 5,529 km
border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km | | Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) | | Terrain: | mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m
highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m | | Capital: | 34 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Daykondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol |
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