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Afghanistan
A landlocked crossroads of empires, home to lapis lazuli mines worked for 6,000 years.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Region
- Central & South Asia
- Population
- 41 million
- On the channel
- 1 episode
Watch the reveal
⚠️ Spoiler zone — this episode's answer is Afghanistan. Want to guess first? Head to the episode archive.
Guess the Country Challenge #1
Afghanistan, answered
- What is the capital of Afghanistan?
- The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul, in Central & South Asia.
- How do you recognise Afghanistan from a photo or video?
- A landlocked crossroads of empires, home to lapis lazuli mines worked for 6,000 years. Watch the Afghanistan episode and the reveal walks through the giveaways frame by frame.
- Is there a Guess What Country episode about Afghanistan?
- Yes — 1 episode filmed in Afghanistan is on the channel, with the country verified against the footage and the YouTube country tag.
Think you'd have guessed it?
Take the clue quiz, then watch the reveal on the channel.
Your next three steps
Finish the Afghanistan story: see the reveal, test yourself on the clues, then move on to the next country.
- Watch · Step 1
The Afghanistan reveal
Guess the Country Challenge #1
Watch the episode - Play · Step 2
Guess it yourself
Three clues, no spoilers. Prove you'd have called Afghanistan before the reveal.
Play the quiz - Explore · Step 3
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