Afghanistan

E9744
country in Asia landlocked country sovereign state

Afghanistan is a landlocked, mountainous country in South-Central Asia known for its strategic location at the crossroads of empires and its long history of conflict and cultural diversity.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Afghanistan canonical 1,728
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 14
AFG 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Asia ⓘ
landlocked country ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ
borderCountry China ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ
callingCode +93 ⓘ
capital Kabul ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
currency Afghan afghani ⓘ
demonym Afghan ⓘ
Afghanistani ⓘ
drivesOnThe right ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hazaras ⓘ
Pashtuns ⓘ
Tajiks ⓘ
Uzbeks ⓘ
governmentType Islamic emirate ⓘ
highestPoint Noshaq ⓘ
historicalEvent Afghan Civil War ⓘ
Anglo-Afghan Wars ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
independenceDate 1919-08-19 ⓘ
independenceFrom United Kingdom ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha2 AF ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 Afghanistan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AFG
landlocked true ⓘ
largestCity Kabul ⓘ
majorReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
memberOf Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
minorityReligion Shia Islam ⓘ
mountainRange Hindu Kush ⓘ
Pamir Mountains ⓘ
Safed Koh ⓘ
nationalAnthem This is the Home of the Brave (historical) ⓘ
nationalSport buzkashi ⓘ
officialLanguage Dari ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form: Pashto
region Central Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
South-Central Asia ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
strategicLocation crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ
timeZone UTC+04:30 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,754)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British India → borderedBy → Afghanistan ⓘ
India → borderCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Pakistan → borderCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
One Laptop per Child → implementedInCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Asia → containsCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → countryToday → Afghanistan ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Member States of the United Nations → includes → Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Iran → hasBorderWith → Afghanistan ⓘ
Persian language → primaryCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Persian language → officialLanguageOf → Afghanistan ⓘ
Persian language → region → Afghanistan ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism → includesTheater → Afghanistan ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script → primaryUseRegion → Afghanistan ⓘ
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) → borderedBy → Afghanistan ⓘ
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation → memberState → Afghanistan ⓘ
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → hasMemberState → Afghanistan ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → country → Afghanistan ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → location → Afghanistan ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → belligerent → Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
China → borderingCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
The Looming Tower → setting → Afghanistan ⓘ
Indo-Aryan languages → spokenIn → Afghanistan ⓘ
Pashto language → officialLanguageOf → Afghanistan ⓘ
Pashto language → spokenIn → Afghanistan ⓘ
Pashto language → spokenIn → Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Afghanistan
Central Asia → oftenIncludesTerritory → Afghanistan ⓘ
Nuristani languages → spokenIn → Afghanistan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nuristan
Nuristani languages → spokenIn → Afghanistan ⓘ
Nuristani languages → primaryCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean → servesCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
1984 Summer Olympics → boycott → Afghanistan ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → borders → Afghanistan ⓘ
Hindu Kush → country → Afghanistan ⓘ
Chagai, Balochistan → bordersWith → Afghanistan ⓘ
subject surface form: Chagai District
Afghanistan → ISO3166-1Alpha3 → Afghanistan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AFG
Timurid dynasty → hasTerritory → Afghanistan ⓘ
Mongol → modernCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
subject surface form: Mongols
7th Marine Regiment → service → Afghanistan ⓘ
Shantaram → featuresLocation → Afghanistan ⓘ
Durrani Empire → coreTerritory → Afghanistan ⓘ
Indus River → basinCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Balochi → primaryRegion → Afghanistan ⓘ
Turkmenistan → borderCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Turkmen language → countryOrRegion → Afghanistan ⓘ
Scud missiles → usedBy → Afghanistan ⓘ
subject surface form: Scud missile
U.S. Central Command → areaOfResponsibility → Afghanistan ⓘ
Dravidian languages → region → Afghanistan ⓘ
Tajikistan → borderingCountry → Afghanistan ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War → location → Afghanistan ⓘ
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment → theaterOfOperations → Afghanistan ⓘ