Afghanistan (officially the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan). Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia. Generally considered a part of Central Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either the Middle East or South Asia, as it has cultural, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbors. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan and India in the South and East, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the North, and the China to the East. Capital - Kabul. Population - 29,863,000 million.