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Identity
Regime
unitary state
Capital
Kabul
Population
43,844,000
Area
652,230 km²
Currency
AFN
Executive
Head of State
Haibatullah Akhundzada
2021
2021
Head of Government
Mohammad Hassan Akhund
2023
2023
Cabinet (size)
0
Parliament
—
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.07
#171
#171
Freedom House
8/100
Not Free
Not Free
CPI corruption
16/100
#169
#169
Press RSF
19/100
#175
#175
Economy
GDP (B$)
18 Md$
2024
2024
GDP / capita
417 $
2024
2024
Growth %
1.9 %
2024
2024
Inflation %
-6.6 %
2024
2024
Unemployment %
13.4 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
—
Nuclear posture
—
Listed military units
0
International posture
Sanctions
US · ONU
Chokepoints
Passe de Khyber · Corridor du Wakhan
Alliances
UN · OIC
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
18% · 71% · 76%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
8/10