Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern 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 Tennessee and Afghanistan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Tennessee bigger than Afghanistan?
The total area of Tennessee is 42,143 sq mi, and the total area of Afghanistan is 252,073 sq mi. Tennessee is smaller than Afghanistan by 209,930 sq mi. Tennessee is around 5.98 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Area of Tennessee: 42,143 sq mi ( 109,247 km2 )
Area of Afghanistan: 252,073 sq mi ( 652,867 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Tennessee as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,975,218.
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 Tennessee and Afghanistan.
The capital city of Tennessee is Nashville, and the capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Official Languages
Tennessee: English
Afghanistan: Pashto, Dari Persian
Demonym(s)
Tennessee: Tennessean
Afghanistan: Afghan
ISO 3166 Code
Tennessee: US-TN
Afghanistan: AF
Tennessee Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
and, Middle and West Tennessee
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Afghanistan Time Zone:
UTC + 4:30 (Solar Hijri Calendar)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Tennessee:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 86° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Afghanistan:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 65° 0′ 0″ E
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