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Pakistan is a country in southern Asia. It is next to India, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. It is officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It has a long coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south. Pakistan has the fifth largest population (207.77 million) in the world. Pakistan has a total land area of 880,940 km2 (340,130 sq mi) (including the Pakistani controlled territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan). This makes Pakistan the 34th largest country in the world. Pakistan has the seventh largest army in the world. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Before 1960, it was Karachi, which is now the country's largest city.
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 / 33.69167°N 73.05000°E
Largest city
Karachi
24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E
Official languages
English • Urdu
Recognised regional languages
Punjabi (39%) • Pashto (18%) • Sindhi (15%) • Balochi (3%)
Sub-provincial
Saraiki (12%) • Shina • Kashmiri (0.17%)
Other languages
Hindko • Balti • Pahari-Pothwari • Khowar • Burushaski • Kohistani • Wakhi • Yidgha • Dameli • Kalasha • Gawar-Bati • Domaaki • Kutchi • Memoni, Brahui
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[4])
96.28% Islam (State religion)
1.85% Hinduism
1.59% Christianity
0.22% Ahmadis
0.7% 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