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A snapshot of Pakistan
Area
796,096 square kilometers
Population 160 million
Location
South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east, Iran and Afghanistan on the west, and China in the north.
Land Boundaries
Total 7,266 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km
China 580km, India 2,240 km, Iran 909 km).
Coastline 1,046 km
Climate
4 Seasons, dry desert, temperate in northwest, arctic in north.
Terrain
Flat Indus plain east, mountains in north and northwest, Balochistan plateau in west and desert in south.
Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0m,
Highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin
Austin-8611 meters)
Independence
14th August 1947
National Day
23rd March
Government Type
Parliamentary
Capital
Islamabad
Administrative Divisions
4 provinces
(Punjab, Sindh, NWFP Balochistan) Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Disputed Jammu & Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Religions
Islam 97%, Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, and others 3%
Languages
Official language: English
National language: Urdu