Pakistan
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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Area controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled region shown in light green.
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| Capital |
Islamabad 33°40′N 73°10′E / 33.667°N 73.167°E |
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| Largest city |
Karachi 24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E |
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| Official languages |
Urdu English |
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| Recognised national languages | Urdu | ||||
| Regional languages | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Saraiki, Balochi, Kashmiri, Brahui, Shina, Balti, Khowar, Burushaski Yidgha, Dameli, Kalasha, Gawar-Bati, Domaaki | ||||
| Ethnic groups (2016) | 44.68% Punjabis 15.42% Pashtuns 14.1% Sindhis 8.38% Sariakis 7.57% Muhajirs 3.57% Balochis 6.28% Others |
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| Religion | 96.4% Islam (Official) 3.6% others |
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| Demonym | Pakistani | ||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | ||||
| Mamnoon Hussain | |||||
| Nawaz Sharif | |||||
| Raza Rabbani | |||||
| Sardar Ayaz Sadiq | |||||
| Mian Saqib Nisar | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| National Assembly | |||||
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||
| 29 December 1930 | |||||
| 28 January 1933 | |||||
| 23 March 1940 | |||||
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• Dominion
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14 August 1947 | ||||
| 23 March 1956 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi) (36th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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3.1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2016 estimate
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201,995,540 (6th) | ||||
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• Density
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260.8/km2 (675.5/sq mi) (55th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$984.205 billion (26th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$5,084 (136th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$270.961 billion (42nd) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$1,427 (153rd) | ||||
| Gini (2008) | 30.0 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.538low · 147th |
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| Currency | Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) | ||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5b) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | ||||
| Calling code | +92 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | PK | ||||
| Internet TLD | .pk | ||||
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Website
www |
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| Fiscal Year | GDP growth | Inflation rate |
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| 2013–14 |
 4.14% |
 8.5% | |
| 2014–15 |
4.24% |
4.8% |
| 2015–16 |
4.5% |
5.1% |
| 2016–17 |
4.8%Projected
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4.5% |
Coordinates: 30°N 70°E / 30°N 70°E
Pakistan (
i/ˈpækᵻstæn/ or i/pɑːkᵻˈstɑːn/), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia. It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people. It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles). Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre-long (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.
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