# Afghanistan province boundaries

The 3D map uses the 34 province polygons published by **geoBoundaries gbOpen / William & Mary geoLab**, boundary ID `AFG-ADM1-12653393`.

- Dataset source: Wikimedia, geoBoundaries.
- License reported by the publisher: **Public Domain**.
- Geographic year represented: **2007**. Publisher build date: **12 December 2023**.
- Downloaded from the current geoBoundaries API release on **9 November 2026**.
- Metadata: https://www.geoboundaries.org/api/current/gbOpen/AFG/ADM1/
- Pinned original geometry: https://github.com/wmgeolab/geoBoundaries/blob/9469f09/releaseData/gbOpen/AFG/ADM1/geoBoundaries-AFG-ADM1.geojson
- Direct original geometry download: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/wmgeolab/geoBoundaries/9469f09/releaseData/gbOpen/AFG/ADM1/geoBoundaries-AFG-ADM1.geojson

The app rounds coordinates to five decimal places, normalizes the source's `AF_KAN` and `AF-BDN` identifiers to `AF-KAN` and `AF-BDS`, and supplies the application's province names. All 34 exterior boundaries are retained. No hand-drawn province outlines were substituted.

Map markers are interior representative points calculated from the corresponding province polygon. They do not claim to show an office, city or capital. The animated line between provinces is a schematic transfer connection, not a road itinerary or proof of service availability.

The original dataset SHA-256 and attribution metadata are preserved in `lib/afghanistan-geo.json`.