Afghanistan is located in Central Asia and is often recognized as the “Crossroads to Asia”. It’s surrounded by six other countries. Specifically, it borders Pakistan to the south and Iran to the west. Then, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan are to the north. Finally, China is to the northeast of Afghanistan. It occupies an area of 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi), which is similar in area to France or the state of Texas. Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan and is one of the 100 most populous cities in the world.