Official nameDa Afganistan Islami Jomhoriyat—Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afganistan (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)CapitalKabulPopulation estimate (2015)32·53 millionInternet domain extension.afCurrencyThe afghani (AFN) was introduced in October 2002.TerritoryAfghanistan is bounded in the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, east by China, east and south by Pakistan and west by Iran.LanguagesThe official languages are Pashto and Dari.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words