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Afghanistan
Afghanistan ( / æfˈɡænɪstæn / ( listen ) ; Pashto / Dari : افغانستان ‎ , Pashto : Afġānistān ( avɣɒnisˈtɒn , abɣɒnisˈtɒn ) , Dari : Afġānestān ( avɣɒnesˈtɒn ) ) , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . The country has a population of 35 million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast - it also borders Gilgit - Baltistan in this region which is claimed by India . Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers ( 252,000 sq mi ) , making it the 41st largest country in the world . 
Afghanistan ( / æfˈɡænɪstæn / ( listen ) ; Pashto / Dari : افغانستان ‎ , Pashto : Afġānistān ( avɣɒnisˈtɒn , abɣɒnisˈtɒn ) , Dari : Afġānestān ( avɣɒnesˈtɒn ) ) , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . The country has a population of 35 million , making it the 42nd most populous country in the world . Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast - it also borders Gilgit - Baltistan in this region which is claimed by India . Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers ( 252,000 sq mi ) , making it the 41st largest country in the world .
Afghanistan is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast - it also borders Gilgit - Baltistan in this region which is claimed by India.
Afghanistan ( / æfˈɡænɪstæn / ( listen ) ; Pashto / Dari : افغانستان ‎ , Pashto : Afġānistān ( avɣɒnisˈtɒn , abɣɒnisˈtɒn ) , Dari : Afġānestān ( avɣɒnesˈtɒn ) ) , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia . Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east ; Iran in the west ; Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , and Tajikistan in the north ; and China in the far northeast - it also borders Gilgit - Baltistan in this region which is claimed by India .