General Information
Area 652,230 square kilometer (1.27 times of Thailand)
Capital Kabul
Population 31.6 million people (2015)
Languages Pashto, Dari
Religions Muslim (Sunni 80%, Shi’a 19%)
President Dr. Ashraf Ghani
Foreign Minister Mr. Salahuddin Rabbani
Independence Day August 19
Thai-Afghan Diplomatic Relation Foundation Day 23 April 1953
Economy Information (2015)
GDP $20.84 billion (Thailand: $373.8 billion)
GDP per Capita $659.0 (Thailand: $5,519.4)
Real GDP Growth 2.5% (Thailand: 2.7 %)
Exchange rate Afghani (AFN) (1THB = 1.93 AFN) (2015)
Reserves $7.52 billion (Thailand: $157.16 billion)
Inflation rate 2.0 % (Thailand: - 0.7 %)
Natural resources Natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, iron, jewelry
Industries Kitchenware, textiles
Imports - commodities Machinery and equipment, food, kitchenware, metal,
petroleum products
Imports - partners Japan, Pakistan, China, India, South Korea, Germany
Exports - commodities Opium, carpet, fruit, leather, herb
Exports - partners Pakistan, India, Russia, Germany, the United States of America
Statistics of Thailand-Afghanistan (2015)
Trade value of Thailand-Afghanistan $20.03 million (Thailand: export value
$ 20.03 million, import value $0.1 million,)
Export products of Thailand Cars, equipment and parts, batteries and parts,
rubber products, cosmetics
Import products from Afghanistan Thread and fiber, vegetables, fruit,
additives from vegetable and fruit
Investment N/A
Tourism 1,895 Afghan people to Thailand (2015)
Thai people in Afghanistan N/A
Visa Need to apply for visa
Office of Thailand accredited to Afghanistan The Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad,
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Office of Afghanistan accredited to Thailand The Embassy of the Islamic State of
Afghanistan in Malaysia