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Pakistan

Pakistan- Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia regions in Asia. It is the world’s 5th largest populous country, with a population of almost 242 million, and has the world’s 2nd largest Muslim population county in the world, Pakistan is the 33rd largest country by area, spanning 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 square miles). 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.

National Portal Of Pakistan

http://www.pakistan.gov.pk

Pakistan National Flag & State Emblem

Pakistan Flag
State Emblem

National Anthem

Qaumī Tarānah

Pakistan National Anthem

Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān)

NamePakistan
National FlagMoon & Star With White & Green Background
National AnthemQaumī Tarānah
National CapitalIslamabad
Largest cityKarachi
Official LanguagesUrdu, English
Other LanguagesPunjabi (39%), Pashto (18%), Sindhi (15%), Saraiki (12%), Balochi (3%), Hindko (2%), Pothwari (1%), Brahui (1%), Kashmiri (0.17%), Others
Religion96.5% Islam (official), 2.1% Hinduism, 1.3% Christianity, 0.1% Others
Government Of PakistanFederal Islamic Parliamentary Republic
• President- Arif Alvi
• Prime Minister- Shehbaz Sharif
• Chairman of the Senate- Sadiq Sanjrani
• Speaker of the National Assembly- Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
• Chief Justice- Umar Ata Bandial
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house- Senate
• Lower house- National Assembly
IndependenceFrom the United Kingdom
• Dominion- 15 August 1947
• Islamic republic- 23 March 1956
• Last polity withdrawn- 12 January 1972
• Current constitution- 14 August 1973
Area• Total- 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi) 33rd in the world
• Water (%)- 2.86
Population• 2022 Estimate- Neutral increase 242,923,845 5th in the world
• 2017 census- Neutral increase 207.8 million
• Density- 244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th in the World)
GDPGDP (PPP) 2022 estimate
• Total Increase- $1.468 trillion (44th in the world)
Gini coefficientGini (2018) 31.6 medium 98th
HDIHuman Development Index (HDI) 2021- 0.544 medium 161th
CurrencyPakistani Rupee (Rs) (PKR)
TimeTime zone UTC+05:00 (PKT)
DateDate format dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side Left
Calling code+92
ISO 3166 codePK
Internet TLD.pk
Pakistan

Administrative Divisions

SNNameCapitalPopulation
1BalochistanQuetta12,344,408
2PunjabLahore4,567,982
3SindhKarachi4,567,982
4Khyber PakhtunkhwaPeshawar4,567,982
5Gilgit-BaltistanGilgit4,567,982
6Azad KashmirMuzaffarabad4,567,982
7Islamabad Capital TerritoryIslamabad2,851,868
Divisions

Pakistan Map

Pakistan Map PIC- geography.com

Top 100 Cities Of Pakistan

RankCityPopulation
(2017 Census)
Population
(1998 Census)
ChangeProvince
1Karachi14,916,4569,339,023+59.72% Sindh
2Lahore11,126,2855,209,088+113.59% Punjab
3Faisalabad3,204,7262,008,861+59.53% Punjab
4Rawalpindi2,098,2311,409,768+48.84% Punjab
5Gujranwala2,027,0011,132,509+78.98% Punjab
6Peshawar1,970,042982,816+100.45% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
7Multan1,871,8431,197,384+56.33% Punjab
8Hyderabad1,734,3091,166,894+48.63% Sindh
9Islamabad1,009,832529,180+90.83% Islamabad
10Quetta1,001,205565,137+77.16% Balochistan
11Bahawalpur762,111408,395+86.61% Punjab
12Sargodha659,862458,440+43.94% Punjab
13Sialkot655,852421,502+55.60% Punjab
14Sukkur499,900335,551+48.98% Sindh
15Larkana490,508270,283+81.48% Sindh
16Rahim Yar Khan477,100233,537+104.29% Punjab
17Sheikhupura473,129280,263+68.82% Punjab
18Jhang414,131293,366+41.17% Punjab
19Dera Ghazi Khan399,064190,542+109.44% Punjab
20Gujrat390,533251,792+55.10% Punjab
21Sahiwal389,605208,778+86.61% Punjab
22Wah Cantonment380,103198,891+91.11% Punjab
23Mardan358,604245,926+45.82% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
24Kasur358,409245,321+46.10% Punjab
25Okara357,935201,815+77.36% Punjab
26Mingora331,091173,868+90.43% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
27Nawabshah279,688189,244+47.79% Sindh
28Chiniot278,747172,522+61.57% Punjab
29Kotri259,35862,085+317.75% Sindh
30Kāmoke249,767152,288+64.01% Punjab
31Hafizabad245,784133,678+83.86% Punjab
32Sadiqabad239,677144,391+65.99% Punjab
33Mirpur Khas233,916189,671+23.33% Sindh
34Burewala231,797152,097+52.40% Punjab
35Kohat228,779126,627+80.67% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
36Khanewal227,059133,986+69.46% Punjab
37Dera Ismail Khan217,45792,114+136.07% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
38Turbat213,55768,603+211.29% Balochistan
39Muzaffargarh209,604123,404+69.85% Punjab
40Abbotabad208,491106,101+96.50% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
41Mandi Bahauddin198,60999,496+99.62% Punjab
42Shikarpur195,437134,883+44.89% Sindh
43Jacobabad191,076138,780+37.68% Sindh
44Jhelum190,425147,392+29.20% Punjab
45Khanpur184,793120,382+53.51% Punjab
46Khairpur183,181105,637+73.41% Sindh
47Khuzdar182,92791,057+100.89% Balochistan
48Pakpattan176,693109,033+62.05% Punjab
49Hub175,37662,763+179.43% Balochistan
50Daska175,170102,883+70.26% Punjab
51Gojra174,860117,892+48.32% Punjab
52Dadu171,191102,550+66.93% Sindh
53Muridke166,652111,951+48.86% Punjab
54Bahawalnagar161,033111,313+44.67% Punjab
55Samundri156,99154,908+185.92% Punjab
56Tando Allahyar156,56285,812+82.45% Sindh
57Tando Adam152,617104,907+45.48% Sindh
58Jaranwala150,380106,985+40.56% Punjab
59Chishtian149,939102,287+46.59% Punjab
60Muzaffarabad149,91385,462+75.41% Azad Kashmir
61Attock146,39669,729+109.95% Punjab
62Vehari145,46494,343+54.19% Punjab
63Kot Abdul Malik143,43463,525+125.79% Punjab
64Ferozwala141,40555,433+155.09% Punjab
65Chakwal138,14680,508+71.59% Punjab
66Gujranwala Cantonment137,30293,093+47.49% Punjab
67Kamalia135,64197,324+39.37% Punjab
68Umerkot134,05235,559+276.98% Sindh
69Ahmedpur East133,36996,415+38.33% Punjab
70Kot Addu129,70380,720+60.68% Punjab
71Wazirabad128,06090,197+41.98% Punjab
72Mansehra127,62349,534+157.65% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
73Layyah126,36172,319+74.73% Punjab
74Mirpur124,352115,641+7.53% Azad Kashmir
75Swabi123,41280,157+53.96% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
76Chaman123,19156,792+116.92% Balochistan
77Taxila121,95271,882+69.66% Punjab
78Nowshera120,13189,813+33.76% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
79Khushab119,38487,859+35.88% Punjab
80Shahdadkot118,91560,436+96.76% Sindh
81Mianwali118,88380,171+48.29% Punjab
82Kabal118,10375,891+55.62% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
83Lodhran117,85165,501+79.92% Punjab
84Hasilpur115,53671,295+62.05% Punjab
85Charsadda114,56587,218+31.35% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
86Bhakkar113,01868,896+64.04% Punjab
87Badin112,42062,843+78.89% Sindh
88Arif Wala111,40374,174+50.19% Punjab
89Ghotki111,32152,823+110.74% Sindh
90Sambrial109,47949,574+120.84% Punjab
91Jatoi109,42438,986+180.68% Punjab
92Haroonabad107,85862,878+71.54% Punjab
93Daharki103,55734,615+199.17% Sindh
94Narowal103,06757,052+80.65% Punjab
95Tando Muhammad Khan101,86365,396+55.76% Sindh
96Kamber Ali Khan101,47458,369+73.85% Sindh
97Mirpur Mathelo100,76042,421+137.52% Sindh
98Kandhkot100,69867,566+49.04% Sindh
99Bhalwal100,13561,523+62.76% Punjab
100Gwadar90,76245,768+98.31% Balochistan
Total59,905,84334,666,35357.87%
Cities in Pakistan

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