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State of Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریہ پاكستان (Urdu)
Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān
Flag Emblem
Motto: Īmān, Ittiḥād, Naẓm
ایمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu)
"Faith, Unity, Discipline" 
Anthem: Qaumī Tarānah
قومی ترانہ
"The National Anthem"
Area controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled region shown in light green.
Area controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled region shown in light green.
Capital Islamabad
33°40′N 73°10′E / 33.667°N 73.167°E / 33.667; 73.167
Largest city Karachi
24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E / 24.86000; 67.01000
Official languages English, Urdu
Recognised national languages Urdu
Regional languages Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, 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
Religion 96.4% Islam
3.6% Others
Demonym Pakistani
Government Federal parliamentary republic
 •  President Mamnoon Hussain
 •  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
 •  Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani
 •  Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
Legislature Majlis-e-Shoora
 •  Upper house Senate
 •  Lower house National Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
 •  Conception 29 December 1930 
 •  Declaration 28 January 1933 
 •  Resolution 23 March 1940 
 •  Dominion 14 August 1947 
 •  Islamic Republic 23 March 1956 
Area
 •  Total 881,913 km2 (36th)
340,509 sq mi
 •  Water (%) 3.1
Population
 •  2016 estimate 201,995,540 (6th)
 •  Density 260.8/km2 (55th)
675.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
 •  Total $984.205 billion (26th)
 •  Per capita $5,084 (136th)
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
 •  Total $270.961 billion (42nd)
 •  Per capita $1,427.08 (153rd)
Gini (2008) 30.0
medium
HDI (2014) Steady 0.538
low · 147th
Currency Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR)
Time zone PST (UTC+5b)
Drives on the left
Calling code +92
ISO 3166 code PK
Internet TLD .pk
Website
www.pakistan.gov.pk
a. See also Pakistani English.:
b. See also Daylight saving time in Pakistan.
Fiscal Year GDP growth Inflation rate
2013–14 Increase4.14% 108.5% |
2014–15 Increase4.24% 104.8%
2015–16 Increase4.5% 105.1%
2016–17 Increase4.8%Projected 104.5%

Coordinates: 30°N 70°E / 30°N 70°E / 30; 70

Pakistan (Listeni/ˈpækstæn/ or Listeni/pɑːkˈstɑːn/) (Urdu: پاکستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a federal parliamentary republic located in cross-road of South Asia and West 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 km2 (340,509 sq mi). Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) 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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