Area:
796,096 square
kilometers
Population:
162,420,000
million
Location:
South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between
India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Land boundaries:
Total 7,266 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 580 km, India
2,240 km, Iran 909 km).
Coastline:
1,046 km
Climate:
Mostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest; arctic in
north.
Terrain:
Flat Indus plain in east, mountains in north and
northwest, Balochistan plateau in west and desert in south.
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m, Highest point: K2 (Mt.
Godwin Austin - 8611 meters)
Independence:
14th August 1947 (from Great Britain)
National Day:
23rd March
Government Type:
Parliamentary
Capital:
Islamabad
Religions:
Islam 97%, Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, and others 3%
Languages:
National language: Urdu
Official languages: Urdu and English
Regional Languages: Sindhi, Pushto, Punjabi and Balochi
