Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |||||||
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| Motto: Īmān, Ittihād, Nazam ایمان، اتحاد، نظم "Faith, Unity, Discipline"[2] | |||||||
| Anthem: Qaumī Tarānah قَومی ترانہ "The National Anthem" | |||||||
 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 | |||||||
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| Religion (2017[5][failed verification]) | |||||||
| Demonym(s) | Pakistani | ||||||
| Government | Federal Islamic parliamentary republic | ||||||
| Arif Alvi | |||||||
| Shehbaz Sharif | |||||||
| Sadiq Sanjrani | |||||||
| Raja Pervaiz Ashraf | |||||||
| Umar Ata Bandial | |||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
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| National Assembly | |||||||
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||||
• Dominion | 14 August 1947 | ||||||
| 23 March 1956 | |||||||
| 12 January 1972 | |||||||
| 14 August 1973 | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• Total | 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)[a][7] (33rd) | ||||||
• Water (%) | 2.86 | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 2022 estimate | 242,923,845[8] (5th) | ||||||
• Density | 244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th) | ||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate | ||||||
• Total |  $1.468 trillion[9] (24th) | ||||||
• Per capita | $6,470[9] (168th) | ||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate | ||||||
• Total | $347 billion[9] (44th) | ||||||
• Per capita | $1,562[9] (178th) | ||||||
| Gini (2018) |  31.6[10]medium | ||||||
| HDI (2021) |  0.544[11]low · 161st | ||||||
| Currency | Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) | ||||||
| DST is not observed | |||||||
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| Driving side | left[12] | ||||||
| Calling code | +92 | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PK | ||||||
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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 of almost 242 million, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area, spanning 881,913 square kilometres. It 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 north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.