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Official Name

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Founder Name
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Capital Name
Islamabad

Currency
Rupees

Area
796,096 square kilometres

Population:
148.723 million

Location:
South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.

Land boundaries:
Total 7,266 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 580 km, India 2,240 km, Iran 909 km).

Coastline:
1,046 km

Climate:
Mostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest; arctic in north.

Terrain:
Flat Indus plain in east, mountains in north and northwest, Balochistan plateau in west and desert
in south.

Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m, Highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin Austin – 8611 meters)

Independence:
14th August 1947
(from Great Britain)

National Day:
23rd March

Government Type:
Parliamentary

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:
National language: Urdu
Official languages: Urdu and English
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