North Dakota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Afghanistan is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between North Dakota and Afghanistan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is North Dakota bigger than Afghanistan?
The total area of North Dakota is 70,704 sq mi, and the total area of Afghanistan is 252,073 sq mi. North Dakota is smaller than Afghanistan by 181,369 sq mi. North Dakota is around 3.57 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Area of North Dakota: 70,704 sq mi ( 183,123 km2 )
Area of Afghanistan: 252,073 sq mi ( 652,867 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of North Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 774,948.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Afghanistan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 38,928,341.
Here is some more data comparison between North Dakota and Afghanistan.
The capital city of North Dakota is Bismarck and the capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Official Languages
North Dakota: English
Afghanistan: Pashto, Dari Persian
Demonym(s)
North Dakota: North Dakotan
Afghanistan: Afghan
ISO 3166 Code
North Dakota: US-ND
Afghanistan: AF
North Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Afghanistan Time Zone:
UTC + 4:30 (Solar Hijri Calendar)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of North Dakota:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Afghanistan:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 65° 0′ 0″ E
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