Afghānistān (Afghanistan)
About 24.486 million people live in Afghanistan. Capital is Kabul. Located in Asia. Currency is the Afghani (afn). Telephone prefix is +93
Persian, Afghan (دری) is the main language of Afghanistan (5.6 million speakers)
28 languages spoken mainly here:
- 6 million speakers of Pashto, Southern
- 1.77 million speakers of Hazaragi
- 1.4 million speakers of Uzbek, Southern
- 480,000 speakers of Aimaq
- 108,000 speakers of Pashayi, Southwest
- 54,400 speakers of Pashayi, Northeast
- 54,400 speakers of Pashayi, Southeast
- 15,000 speakers of Kati
- 5,000 speakers of Grangali
- 5,000 speakers of Warduji
- 4,000 speakers of Kamviri
- 3,800 speakers of Munji
- 3,000 speakers of Savi
- 2,900 speakers of Malakhel
- 2,100 speakers of Pahlavani
- 1,500 speakers of Waigali
- 1,200 speakers of Ashkun
- 1,000 speakers of Prasuni
- 1,000 speakers of Shumashti
- 1,000 speakers of Tregami
- 600 speakers of Parachi
- 200 speakers of Mogholi
- 100 speakers of Tirahi
- Afghan Sign Language
- Gawar-Bati
- Ishkashimi
- Pashayi, Northwest
- Sanglechi
25 languages also spoken here:
- 6 million speakers of Pashto, Southern
- 5.6 million speakers of Tajik
- 500,000 speakers of Turkmen
- 200,000 speakers of Brahui
- 200,000 speakers of Balochi, Western
- 20,000 speakers of Shughni
- 9,600 speakers of Wakhi
- 5,000 speakers of Arabic, Tajiki
- 3,000 speakers of Uighur (ئۇيغۇرچە)
- 3,000 speakers of Sawi
- 2,000 speakers of Kazakh
- 2,000 speakers of Gujari
- 1,400 speakers of Jakati
- 1,300 speakers of Parya
- 800 speakers of Kirghiz
- Panjabi, Western (پنجابی)
- Urdu (اردو)
- Azerbaijani, South (آذربایجان دیلی)
- Kurdish, Northern
- Pashto, Northern
- Domari
- Tatar
- Ormuri
- Kara-Kalpak
- Parsi-Dari
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