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Islamic Republic of Pakistan | |
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| Motto: Īmān, Ittihād, Nazam ایمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu) "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 | |
| Recognised regional languages | Punjabi • Pashto • Sindhi • Saraiki • Balochi • Hindko • Pothwari • Brahui • Kashmiri |
| Other languages | Balti • Burushaski • Dameli • Domaaki • Gawar-Bati • Kalasha • Khowar • Indus Kohistani • Kutchi • Memoni • Shina • Wakhi • Yidgha • Khowar • Hazaragi |
| Ethnic groups (2017[4]) | |
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| Demonym(s) | Pakistani |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Asif Ali Zardari | |
| Shehbaz Sharif | |
| Sadiq Sanjrani | |
| Ayaz Sadiq | |
| Qazi Faez Isa | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Dominion | 14 August 1947 |
| 23 March 1956 | |
| 12 January 1972 | |
| 14 August 1973 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,030,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi)[a][7] (29th) |
• Water (%) | 2.86 |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate |  270,800,000[8] (5th) |
• 2023 census | 270.8 million |
• Density | 244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $2.0 trillion[9] (19th) |
• Per capita | $21,000[9] (87th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $491.7 billion[9] (31st) |
• Per capita | $10,987[9] (98th) |
| Gini (2018) |  31.6[10]medium |
| HDI (2023) | 0.697[11] medium · 152nd |
| Currency | Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| DST is not observed | |
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| Mains electricity | 230 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | left[12] |
| Calling code | +92 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK |
| Internet TLD | .pk |
Website www | |
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān), is a country in South Asia. It shares its border with India, Iran, Afghanistan and China. Pakistan has the fifth largest population (243.4 million) in the world and has a total land area of 880,940 km2 (340,130 sq mi).or in simple words 881,000 km² This makes Pakistan the 34th largest country in the world by land area. It has a 1,365 km long coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south.[13] The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad, but before 1960, it was Karachi, which is now the country's largest city. While they were building Islamabad, Rawalpindi served as the temporary capital from 1959 to 1967.
Pakistan has a rich history with ancient cultures, such as the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh, the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization, and the ancient Gandhara civilization. Over the years, various empires and dynasties, including the Achaemenid, Maurya, Kushan, Gupta, Macedonians, Mongols, Tibetans, Umayyad Caliphate, Samma, Hindu Shahis, Shah Miris, Ghaznavids, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, and the British Raj, have influenced the region. Pakistan is also associated with the origins of major world religions like Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as the Mahayana and Vajrayana branches of Buddhism, rooted in the Gandhara region.
Pakistan is a middle power nation with the world's sixth-largest standing armed forces. It is a nuclear-weapons state and is considered among the emerging and growth-leading economies, boasting a large and rapidly growing middle class. Pakistan's political history has seen periods of substantial economic and military growth, along with times of political and economic instability. The country is ethnically and linguistically diverse, with varied geography and wildlife. However, Pakistan also faces challenges like poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism.
- ↑ Minahan, James (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-313-34497-8.
- ↑ "The State Emblem". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ Adnan, Atif; Rakha, Allah; Nazir, Shahid; Alghafri, Rashed; Hassan, Qudsia; Wang, Chuan-Chao; Lu, Jie (1 September 2021). "Forensic features and genetic legacy of the Baloch population of Pakistan and the Hazara population across Durand line revealed by Y-chromosomal STRs". International Journal of Legal Medicine. 135 (5): 1777–1784. doi:10.1007/s00414-021-02591-2. ISSN 1437-1596.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "A New Era of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan". International Crisis Group. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Pakistan statistics". Geohive. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Where is Pakistan?". worldatlas.com. 24 February 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan Population Growth Rate 1950-2023".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2020". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2020" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ Loureiro, Miguel (28 July 2005). "Driving—the good, the bad and the ugly". Daily Times. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Snead, Rodman E. (2010), "Pakistan", in Bird, Eric C. F. (ed.), Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 1059–1064, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_198, ISBN 978-1-4020-8639-7, retrieved 24 November 2023
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