City and Region Map: Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Hilmand, Hirat, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sari Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
Things to know
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | South Asia |
| Central Asia | |
| Coordinates | 33°00′N 65°00′E |
| Area | Ranked 42nd |
| • Total | 647,230 km2 (249,900 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Borders | Pakistan 2,670 km (1,660 mi), |
| Tajikistan 1,357 km (843 mi), | |
| Iran 921 km (572 mi), | |
| Turkmenistan 804 km (500 mi), | |
| Uzbekistan 144 km (89 mi), | |
| China 91 km (57 mi) | |
| Highest point | Noshaq, 7,492 m (24,580 ft) |
| Lowest point | Amu Darya at Khamyab, 258 m (846 ft) |
| Longest river | Helmand River |
| Largest lake | Kajaki Dam |
| Dahla Dam | |
| Naghlu Dam | |
| Band-e Amir | |
| Qargha | |
| Climate | Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers |
| Terrain | mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast |
| Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stone. |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes, flooding, avalanches |
| Environmental Issues | limited fresh water, soil degradation, overgrazing, deforestation, desertification, air pollution, water pollution |