The content of one of these text types will likely be factual
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Expository
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Narrative
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Descriptive
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Argumentative
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Pakistan,[c] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,[d] is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212.2 million, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population. 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, being 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 northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان (Urdu)
Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[1]
Flag of Pakistan
Flag
State emblem of Pakistan
State emblem
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
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
Other languages
Punjabi (39%) • Pashto (18%) • Sindhi (15%) • Saraiki (12%) • Balochi (3%) • Hindko (2%) • Brahui (1%) • Kashmiri (0.17%)
• Balti • Burushaski • Dameli • Domaaki • Gawar-Bati • Kalasha • Khowar • Kohistani • Kutchi • Memoni • Pahari-Pothwari • Shina • Wakhi • Yidgha
Ethnic groups (2020[3])
44.7% Punjabis
15.4% Pashtuns
14.1% Sindhis
8.4% Saraikis
7.6% Muhajirs
3.6% Balochs
6.3% others
Religion (2017[5])
96.47% Islam (State religion)[4]
2.14% Hinduism
1.27% Christianity
0.9% Ahmadiyya
0.02% Others
See Religion in Pakistan
Demonym(s)
Pakistani
Government
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Arif Alvi
• Prime Minister
Imran Khan
• Chairman of the Senate
Sadiq Sanjrani
• Speaker of the National Assembly
Asad Qaiser
• Chief Justice
Gulzar Ahmed
Legislature
Parliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
National Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Dominion
14 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)[a][7] (33rd)
• Water (%)
2.86
Population
• 2018 estimate
Increase 212,228,286[8][9] (5th)
• 2017 census
Increase 207.8 million
• Density
244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th)
GDP (PPP)
2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $1.076 trillion[10] (22nd)
• Per capita
Decrease $5,160[10] (134th)
GDP (nominal)
2019 estimate
• Total
Decrease $287.2 billion[10] (42nd)
• Per capita
Decrease $1,260[10] (151st)
Gini (2015)
33.5[11]
medium
HDI (2019)
Increase 0.557[12]
medium · 152nd
Currency
Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR)
Time zone
UTC+05:00 (PST)
DST is not observed
Date format
dd-mm-yyyy[b]
Mains electricity
230 V–50 Hz
Driving