Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Islamabad
|
601,600
|
2020
|
Karachi
|
11,624,219
|
2020
|
Lahore
|
6,310,888
|
2020
|
Region: |
Asia |
Population: |
213,719,472 |
Area Total: |
803,940km2 |
Area Land: |
778,720km2 |
Coast Line: |
1,046km |
Capital: |
Islamabad |
Climate: |
Mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north |
Languages: |
Punjabi Sindhi Siraiki Pashtu Urdu (official) Balochi Hindko Brahui English (official) Burushaski |
Currency: |
1 Pakistani rupee (Pre$) = 100 paisa |
Holiday: |
August 14 (Independence Day), Pakistan Day is 23 March (1956) |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 50.80°F |
July: |
°C / 86.50°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 16" |
Boundaries
|
India
|
2,912 km
|
Afghanistan
|
2,430 km
|
Iran
|
909 km
|
China
|
523 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Punjabi
|
0.00%
|
Sindhi
|
0.00%
|
Pashtun (Pathan)
|
0.00%
|
Baloch
|
0.00%
|
Muhajir
|
0.00%
|
Religions
|
Muslim
|
97.00%
|
Christian, Hindu and other
|
3.00%
|
CountryWire
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