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Afghanistan

  • Leader:Hibatullah Akhundzada
  • Prime Minister (acting):Hasan Akhund
  • Capital city:Kabul
  • 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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  • Population, persons:43,250,330 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:652,230
  • GDP per capita, US$:416 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:17.2 (2023)
  • GINI index:No data
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:173
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    • Global Knowledge Index-Full Version
      November 2024
      Source: Knowledge4All
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      Accessed On: 04 December, 2024
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      Data cited at:  Knowledge4All, United Nations Development Program & Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.
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    • World Development Indicators (WDI)
      June 2025
      Source: World Bank
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      Accessed On: 01 July, 2025
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      The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates