Pakistan پاكِستان

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاكِستان
Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān


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Motto: Faith, Unity, Discipline
Urdu: ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم‎
Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem

Anthem: Qaumī Tarāna

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Area constituting Pakistan in dark green

Capital Islamabad
33°40′N 73°10′E

Largest city Karachi

Official languages English
Urdu

Regional languages Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki, Hindko, Brahui

Demonym

Pakistani

Government

Federal Parliamentary republic

- President Asif Ali Zardari

- Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

- Chairman of the House Nayyar Hussain Bukhari

- Speaker of the House Fahmida Mirza

- Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Legislature Majlis-e-Shoora

- Upper house Senate

- Lower house National Assembly

Formation

- Conception of Pakistan 29 December 1930

- Pakistan Declaration 28 January 1933

- Pakistan Resolution 23 March 1940

- Independence from the United Kingdom

- Declared 14 August 1947

- Islamic Republic 23 March 1956

Area

- Total 796,095 km² (36th^{in world})
307,374 sq mi

- Water (%) 3.1

Population

- 2012 estimate 180,440,005(6th)

- Density 226.6/km² (55th)
555/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $488.580 billion

- Per capita $2,787

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $210.566 billion

- Per capita $1,201

Gini (2005) 31.2 (medium)

HDI (2011) 0.504 (low / 145th)

Currency Pakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)

Time zone PST (UTC+5)

- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6 ^[10])

Drives on the left

Pakistan (Urdu: پاكِستان‎)⁽

listen)), officially named the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاكِستان‎), is a sovereign country in South Asia. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world. Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and Western Asia, Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a marine border with Oman.
The territory of modern Pakistan was home to several ancient cultures, including the Neolithic Mehrgarh and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, and has undergone invasions or settlements by Hindu, Persian, Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, Afghan and Sikh cultures. The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and India's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent nation for Muslims from the regions in the east and west of India where there was a Muslim majority. Initially a dominion, Pakistan adopted a new constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic. A civil war in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh.

Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces and four federal territories. A regional and middle power, Pakistan has the 6th largest active armed forces in the world and is also a nuclear power as well as a declared nuclear weapons state, being the only nation in the Muslim world, and the second in South Asia, to have that status. It has a semi-industrialised economy which is the 27th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power and 47th largest in terms of nominal GDP.

Pakistan is a founding member of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) and is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Next Eleven Economies, SAARC, ECO, D8 and the G20 developing nations.

Amazing facts about Pakistan

Proud to be a Pakistani (Amazing Facts about Pakistan)

World’s highest Polo ground at Shandur, Northern Pakistan.
Karakoram Highway : Eighth Wonder of the World
World’s Largest Deep Sea Port : Gwader
Khewra Mines : Second Largest Salt Mine in the World
Haleji Lake : Asia’s largest Bird Sanctuary
Thar Desert : One amongst the largest deserts in the World
The land of oldest Civilization : Indus Valley and Mohenjo-Daro
Pakistan: World's 9th Largest English Speaking Country
Pakistan: World 7th largest Pool of Scientists and Engineer
Pakistan: 7th largest Standing Arm Force in the World
Air force :Air Commodore MM ALAM has a world record of shooting down 5 Indian planes in less than a Minute
Pakistan : The Roof Top of the World
Pakistan the land of grand mountain ranges, a land that holds 4 out of 14 most highest peaks in the world. K2 the second highest mountain in the world with all it’s grandeur symbolizing the pride and strength of the people of Pakistan.
Pakistan: K2 the 2nd highest mountain peak in the World
Pakistan: Nanga Parbat 9th Highest Peak in the World
Hunza is said to be a place ” Where Time Stops and Fairy Treads“, Kalash and Chitral are the natural wonders of the world where poetic verses find their inspirations from the beauty and elegance of high peak mountains, lush green fields and the fragrant breeze singing across the poplar trees. Some of the places which are not highlighted by the media but still due to their magnitude find their places on the World record books are ;
Aisa’s Highest Railway Station Kan Mehtarzai [2] that is located 2240 meters above sea level near Quetta.
Pakistan: Lalazar often termed as most beautiful place on earth
15: The worlds second and ninth highest mountains , The K2 and Nanga-parbat, are in Pakistan
16: Pakistan has the worlds second largest Shiite Muslim population.
17: Pakistan founded the Organization of Islamic Conference.
18: Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad is one of the few planned capital cities in the world, and is often cited as one of the most beautiful ones.
19: In the last five years, Pakistan’s literacy rate has grown by 250%, the largest increase in any country to date
20: Despite Muslim Majority, there are 656 gurdwaras and 327 active Hindu temples in the country.

I can even tell you more details and show you pictures of the things mentioned above as they are great and lovely parts of our beautiful country.
Long live Pakistan and proud to be a part of it ...