Afghanistan
- Leader:Hibatullah Akhundzada
- Prime Minister (acting):Abdul Kabir
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Capital city:Kabul
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Languages:Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism, but Dari functions as the lingua franca
note: the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them
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Government
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National statistics office
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Population, persons:42,802,656 (2024)
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Area, sq km:652,230
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GDP per capita, US$:356 (2021)
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GDP, billion current US$:14.3 (2021)
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GINI index:No data
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Ease of Doing Business rank:173