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Federally Administered Tribal Area

Federally Administered Tribal Areas
قبائلی علاقہ جات
Administrative Territory of Pakistan
Flag of FATA
Flag
Coat of arms of FATA
Seal
Location of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Location of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Coordinates: 33°0′N 70°10′E / 33.000°N 70.167°E / 33.000; 70.167Coordinates: 33°0′N 70°10′E / 33.000°N 70.167°E / 33.000; 70.167
Country  Pakistan
Administrative unit Federal territory
Components 7 Agencies
6 Frontier Regions
Administrative centre Peshawar
Largest city Parachinar
Area
 • Total 27,220 km2 (10,510 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,452,913
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code PK-TA
Website www.fata.gov.pk

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA; Pashto: وسطي قبایلي سیمې، منځنۍ پښتونخوا‎; Urdu: وفاقی منتظم شدہ قبائیلی علاقہ جات‎) is a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, bordering Pakistan's provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan's provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas consist of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan's federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR).

The territory is almost exclusively inhabited by the Pashtuns, who also live in the neighbouring provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern Balochistan; they are largely Muslims. The main towns of the territory are Parachinar, Miranshah, Razmak, Kaniguram, Wana, Kalaya, Landi Kotal, Ghalanai and Khaar.


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