Pakistan

Extracted Attributes

• Capital

  Islamabad, Pakistan

• Currency

  Pakistani Rupee

• Population

  241.5 million people (2023 Census)

• Total Area

  881,913 square kilometers

• Largest City

  Karachi, Pakistan

• Military Size

  7th largest standing armed forces in the world

• Official Name

  Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Nuclear Status

  Declared nuclear-weapons state

• Government Type

  Federal parliamentary republic

• National Language

  Urdu

• Official Language

  English

• Per Capita Income

  1,471 US Dollars

Timeline

• Pakistan gains independence following the partition of British India. (Source: Wikidata)

  1947-08-14

• Pakistan adopts its first republican constitution and becomes an Islamic republic. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1956-03-23

• East Pakistan secedes from the union to become the independent state of Bangladesh after a civil war. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1971-12-16

• National census records the population at over 241.5 million people. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-05-01

• Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Prime Minister for a second term following the February elections. (Source: BBC News)

  2024-03-03

• Asif Ali Zardari wins a second term as the President of Pakistan. (Source: BBC News)

  2024-03-09

Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 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 and beyond. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area. 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, the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Bronze Age, and the ancient Gandhara civilisation. The regions that compose the modern state of Pakistan were the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including the Achaemenid, the Maurya, the Kushan, the Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Hindu Shahis, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Samma, the Shah Miris, the Mughals, and finally, 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 British India, which awarded separate statehood to its Muslim-majority regions and was accompanied by an unparalleled mass migration and loss of life. Initially a dominion of the British Commonwealth, Pakistan adopted a republican constitution in 1956 and became an Islamic republic with two geographically separate provinces, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. East Pakistan seceded as the new country of Bangladesh in 1971 after a nine-month-long civil war. In the following four decades, Pakistan has been ruled by governments that alternated between civilian and military, democratic and authoritarian, relatively secular and Islamist. Pakistan is considered a middle power nation, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces. It is a declared nuclear-weapons state, and is ranked amongst the emerging and growth-leading economies, with a large and rapidly growing middle class. 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 poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism. 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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• Pakistan

  Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 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. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area. 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 considered a middle power nation, with the world's seventh-largest standing armed forces. It is a declared nuclear-weapons state, and is ranked amongst the emerging and growth-leading economies, with a large and rapidly growing middle class. 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 poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and terrorism. 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 [...] Pakistan, a federal parliamentary republic, consists of four provinces "Four Provinces (Pakistan)"): Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan, along with three territories: Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir. The Government of Pakistan governs the western parts of the Kashmir Region, organized into separate political entities, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. In 2009, the constitutional assignment (the Gilgit–Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order) granted Gilgit-Baltistan semi-provincial status, providing it with self-government. The local government system consists of districts, tehsils, and union councils, with an elected body at each tier. Clickable map of the four provinces and three federal territories of Pakistan.

• About Pakistan

  Pakistan is located in South Asia. To the south is the Arabian Sea, with 1,046 km of Pakistani coastline. To Pakistan’s east is India, which has a 2,912 km border with Pakistan. To its west is Iran, which has a 909 km border with Pakistan. To Pakistan’s northwest lies Afghanistan, with a shared border of 2,430 km. China is towards the northeast and has a 523 km border with Pakistan. [...] History of Pakistan Pakistan emerged on the world map as an independent sovereign state in August 1947, as a result of the division of the British Indian Empire. With a land area of 881,913 sq. km. [including FATA (Federal Administered Tribal Areas) and FANA (Federal Administered Northern Areas)], its population stands at nearly 172.80 million, according to the 2008 Census. Historically, this is one of the most ancient lands known to man. Its cities flourished before Babylon was built; its people practiced the art of good living and citizenship before the celebrated ancient Greeks. [...] # About Pakistan About Pakistan Brief Facts about Pakistan | | | --- | | Official Name: | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | | Capital: | Islamabad | | Area: | 881,913-sq. km. [Punjab 205,344; Sindh 140,914; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 101,741; Balochistan 347,190; and Islamabad (Capital) 906 sq. km.] | | Population: | 241.49 million (2023 Census) | | Ethnic Composition: | 95% Muslims, 5% others | | Per Capita Income: | US $ 1471 | | Currency: | Pak. Rupee | | Language: | Urdu (National language), English (Official) | | Archaeological Sites: | Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehar Garh, and Takht Bahi | | Major Cities: | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad and Multan. |

• Pakistan country profile - BBC News

  Pakistan is a parliamentary republic where the prime minister wields most power, but presidents have often played key roles in constitutional crises. Prime Minister: Shehbaz Sharif Following the inconclusive February 2024 elections, Pakistan's parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term. Mr Sharif's PML-N party came second in the poll. Independent candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the most seats but failed to get a majority. He defeated his rival, Omar Ayub, who was supported by Mr Khan's PTI. The elections were mired in controversy, with Mr Khan's PTI party alleging the vote was rigged to keep his supporters out of power. [...] BBC News # Pakistan country profile Published Share page About sharing This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 15 March 2024 The Muslim-majority state of Pakistan was born out of the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, and has faced both domestic political upheavals and regional confrontations. Created to meet the demands of Indian Muslims for their own homeland, Pakistan was originally made up of two parts. The break-up of the two wings came in 1971 when the Bengali-speaking east wing seceded with help from India to become the independent state of Bangladesh. Development in Pakistan has been hampered by Islamist violence and economic stagnation, and relations with its key neighbours India and Afghanistan are often fraught. [...] Read more country profiles, external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring, external ## ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN: FACTS Capital: Islamabad Area: 881,913 sq km Population: 242.9 million Languages: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi Life expectancy: 66 years (men) 68 years (women) ## LEADERS President: Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan Peoples Party's co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari won a second term as Pakistan's president in March 2024. The widower of Pakistan's assassinated first female leader, Benazir Bhutto, Zardari was voted into the largely ceremonial post by the PPP, which formed an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party after Pakistan's disputed February 2024 elections.

• Pakistan: Introduction - globalEDGE

  # Pakistan: Introduction Pakistan is a country located in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabia Sea and the Gulf of Oman and is bordered by Afghanistan, China, India, and Iran. The geography of Pakistan is diverse with the Thar Desert in the east and the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges in the north. The government system is a federal parliamentary republic; the chief of state is the president, and the head of government is the prime minister. Pakistan has a mixed economic system with a combination of free-market activity and government intervention. Pakistan is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). ## Country Comparator Select variable and countries to compare in table format. Country Comparator ## Country Rankings [...] Country Comparator ## Country Rankings Rank ordering and interactive map. Show how this country compares to others. pie\_chart Country Rankings ## Quick Links Pakistan: U.S. Commercial Service - Country Commercial Guide open\_in\_new Pakistan: World Bank - Doing Business Indicators open\_in\_new Pakistan: BBC - Country Profile open\_in\_new Pakistan: U.S. Department of State - Country Travel Information open\_in\_new

• Pakistan News Headlines, Latest Pakistan News and Live Updates

  Pakistan poverty explodes, inequality at 27-year high as economic crisis deepens Pakistan says Imran Khan rejected 'serious deals' twice for release from jail ‘How can army ignore us?’: BLA releases video of captured Pakistan soldiers pleading for help Karachi gas explosion: 16 dead, several injured after illegal building collapse Ghosts of the past: Why Pakistan is in perpetual crisis ‘Under vengeful instructions of Asim Munir’: Family claims Imran Khan enduring ‘unimaginable mistreatment’ in prison; supporters protest Pakistan: 14 soldiers, three civilians killed in seperate deadly attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: 2 killed, 14 injured in IED blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa '6 days left': BLA claims Pakistan soldiers in custody; sets deadline again [...] Escalating West Asian conflict triggers economic fallout in South Asia, with Bangladesh implementing fuel rationing amid panic buying and Pakistan facing shortages and price hikes. Border trade disruptions in Balochistan exacerbate the crisis, impacting essential commodity supplies and livelihoods. Pakistan Mar 6, 2026 ##### Pakistan left with 26 days of fuel, may impose work-from-home as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens Pakistan Mar 5, 2026 ##### 'Almost all targets achieved': Pak PM Sharif's aide claims success in Afghanistan conflict Pakistan Mar 5, 2026 ##### Got $5,000 in cash, family under 'threat': Pakistan man accused of plotting to kill Trump & Biden points to Iran [...] Pakistan Afghanistan War Live Updates: US backs Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban government Pakistan launches Operation Ghazab Lil Haq after 55 killed in Afghan strikes: What we know so far 'Diminishing unity of Muslim Ummah': Pakistan condemns Netanyahu’s 'hexagon of alliances' plan 5 Pakistani cops killed in coordinated militant attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imran Khan 'eye ailment': Ex-Pak PM receives 2nd dose of injection; next on March 24 Pak claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along Af border 'They bombed our civilian compatriots': 'Dozens' killed after Pakistan conducts airstrikes in Afghanistan Pakistan strikes militant camps along Afghanistan border after deadly suicide attacks

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• Country

  Pakistan

• Instance Of

  Q6256

• Population

  223,773,700

• Coordinates

  Lat: 30.0, Lon: 71.0

• Inception Date

  8/14/1947