Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
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.svg) Land controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; land claimed but not controlled shown in light green | |
| Capital | Islamabad 33°41′30″N 73°03′00″E / 33.69167°N 73.05000°E |
| Largest city | Karachi 24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E |
| Official languages | English • Urdu (8%)[3][4][5][6][7] |
| Recognised regional languages | Punjabi (45%) • Pashto (15%) • Sindhi (12%) • Balochi (3.6%) |
| Sub-provincial | Saraiki (10%) • Brahui • Shina • Kashmiri |
| Other languages | Hindko • Balti • Khowar • Burushaski • Kohistani • Wakhi • Yidgha • Dameli • Kalasha • Gawar-Bati • Domaaki Auxiliary: Arabic • Chinese |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion | |
| Demonym(s) | Pakistani |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Arif Alvi | |
| Imran Khan | |
| Sadiq Sanjrani | |
| Asad Qaiser | |
| Gulzar Ahmed | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Dominion | 14 August 1947 |
| 23 March 1956 | |
• Withdrawal of East Pakistan | 12 January 1972 |
| 14 August 1973 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)[a][12] (33rd) |
• Water (%) | 2.86 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate |  212,228,286[13][14] (5th) |
• 2017 census | 207.8 million (6th) |
• Density | 244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.202 trillion[15] (24th) |
• Per capita | $5,872[15] (132nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total |  $284.2 billion[15] (42nd) |
• Per capita | $1,388[15] (151st) |
| Gini (2015) | 33.5[16] medium |
| HDI (2018) | 0.560[17] medium · 152nd |
| Currency | Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Driving side | left[18] |
| Calling code | +92 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK |
| Internet TLD | .pk |
Website www | |
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212.2 million. By area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometres. Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.