Textiles 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.
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	Urdu English
Recognised regional languages	Provincial level Punjabi · Sindhi · Pashto · Saraiki · Balochi · Kashmiri · Brahui · Shina · Balti · Khowar · Burushaski · Yidgha · Dameli · Kalasha · Gawar-Bati · Domaaki
National language	Urdu
Ethnic groups (2016)	44.68% Punjabis 15.42% Pashtuns 14.1% Sindhis 8.38% Saraikis 7.57% Muhajirs 3.57% Balochis 6.28% Others
Religion	96.4% Islam (Official) 3.6% others
Demonym	Pakistani
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Mamnoon Hussain
• Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
• Chairman of the Senate	Raza Rabbani
• Speaker of the Assembly	Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
• Chief Justice	Mian Saqib Nisar
Legislature	Parliament
• 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 (340,509 sq mi) (33rd)
• Water (%)	2.86
Population
• 2017 estimate	201,995,540 (6th)
• Density	244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.060 trillion (25th)
• Per capita	$5,374 (137th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$304.4 billion (42nd)
• Per capita	$1,468 (145th)
Gini (2013)	30.7 medium
HDI (2015)	0.550 medium · 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
See also Pakistani English.:^α See also Daylight saving time in Pakistan.

Fiscal Year	GDP growth	Inflation rate
2013–14	4.14%	8.5% |
2014–15	4.24%	4.8%
2015–16	4.5%	5.1%
2016–17	5.2%	4.5%

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

Pakistan (ⁱ/ˈpækᵻstæn/ or ⁱ/pɑːkᵻˈstɑːn/; Urdu: پاکستان‎), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان‎), is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on the crossroads of Central and Western Asia. It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 201 million people. In terms of area, it is the 33rd-largest country spanning 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles). Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and its 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.