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The document provides an overview of Pakistan, including its location in South Asia, population of over 241.5 million, status as an Islamic republic, independence from Britain in 1947, and history dating back thousands of years. It notes Pakistan has faced challenges including poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism.

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Pakistan

The document provides an overview of Pakistan, including its location in South Asia, population of over 241.5 million, status as an Islamic republic, independence from Britain in 1947, and history dating back thousands of years. It notes Pakistan has faced challenges including poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism.

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Coordinates: 30°N 70°E

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Islamic Republic of Pakistan


‫ج‬
 ‫( اسالمی مہوری ہ پ اكست ان‬Urdu)
 Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[1]

Flag

State emblem
(Coat of arms)

‫ ن‬Ittihād, Nazam
Motto: Īmān,
‫ت‬
‫ ظ م‬،‫ ا حاد‬،‫ای مان‬
"Faith, Unity, Discipline"[2]

Anthem: Qaumī Tarānah


‫ت‬
‫َقومی ران ہ‬
"The National Anthem"
Duration: 1 minute and 23 seconds.1:23

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

Largest city Karachi


24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E

Official languages Urdu


English[a]

Native languages Over 77 languages[4]

Ethnic groups See below

Religion 96.5% Islam (official)[5]


2.1% Hinduism
1.3% Christianity
0.1% other

Demonym(s) Pakistani

Government Federal Islamic parliamentary republic

• President Asif Ali Zardari


• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
• Chairman of the Senate Yusuf Raza Gilani
• Speaker of the National Ayaz Sadiq
Assembly
• Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa

Legislature Parliament

• Upper house Senate


• Lower house National Assembly

Independence
from the United Kingdom
• Declaration 23 March 1940
• Recognized dominion 14 August 1947
• Republic 23 March 1956
• Last 8 December 1958
territory's acquisition
• Eastern 16 December 1971
territory withdrawn
• Current constitution 14 August 1973

Area
• Total 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)[b][7] (33rd)
• Water (%) 2.86

Population
• 2023 census 241,499,431[c] (5th)
• Density 273.8/km2 (709.1/sq mi) (56th)

GDP (PPP) 2023 estimate


• Total $1.568 trillion[9] (24th)

• Per capita $6,773[9] (138th)

GDP (nominal) 2023 estimate


• Total $340.636 billion[9] (46th)

• Per capita $1,471[9] (161st)

Gini (2018) 31.6[10]


medium

HDI (2022) 0.540[11]


low (164th)

Currency Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR)


Time zone UTC+05:00 (PKT)
DST is not observed

Date format dd-mm-yyyy[d]

Driving side left[12]

Calling code +92

ISO 3166 code PK

Internet TLD .pk


‫پاکستان‬.

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Pakistan,[e] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,[f] is a country in South Asia. It is


the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having
the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023.[8] Islamabad is the nation's capital,
while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country
by area, 9th largest in Asia and the second-largest in South Asia. Bounded by
the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on
the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the
west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border
with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by
Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor.
Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-
old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan,[13] the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze
Age,[14][15] and the ancient Gandhara civilisation.[16] The regions that comprise the modern
state of Pakistan were the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including
the Achaemenid, the Maurya, the Kushan, the Gupta;[17] the Umayyad Caliphate in its
southern regions, the Samma, the Hindu Shahis, the Shah Miris, the Ghaznavids,
the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals,[18] and most recently, the British Raj from 1858 to
1947.
Spurred by the Pakistan Movement, which sought a homeland for the Muslims of British
India, and election victories in 1946 by the All-India Muslim League, Pakistan gained
independence in 1947 after the Partition of the British Indian Empire, which awarded
separate statehood to its Muslim-majority regions and was accompanied by an
unparalleled mass migration and loss of life.[19] Initially a Dominion of the British
Commonwealth, Pakistan officially drafted its constitution in 1956, and emerged as a
declared Islamic republic. In 1971, the exclave of East Pakistan seceded as the new
country of Bangladesh after a nine-month-long civil war. In the following four decades,
Pakistan has been ruled by governments whose descriptions, although complex,
commonly alternated between civilian and military, democratic and authoritarian,
relatively secular and Islamist.[20] Pakistan elected a civilian government in 2008, and in
2010 adopted a parliamentary system with periodic elections.[21]
Pakistan is considered a middle power nation,[22][23][24][25][26][27] with the world's sixth-largest
standing armed forces. It is a declared nuclear-weapons state, and is ranked amongst
the emerging and growth-leading economies,[28] with a large and rapidly-growing middle
class.[29] Pakistan's political history since independence has been characterized by
periods of significant economic and military growth as well as those of political and
economic instability. It is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country, with similarly
diverse geography and wildlife. The country continues to face challenges,
including poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism.[30] Pakistan is a member of
the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation, the Commonwealth of Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation, and the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, and is designated as
a major non-NATO ally by the United States.

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