PAKISTAN

Country name: | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Capital: | Islamabad Geographic coordinates: 33° 42' N, 73° 08' E Population: 985 000 Time zone: UTC+5 |
Government: | Federal Republic | International organizations: | Commonwealth, UN, WTO |
Independence: | 1947 | Useful web sites: | Official site: www.pakistan.gov.pk Tourist site: www.tourism.gov.pk |
Time zone: | UTC+5 | Geography: | Area: 803 940 sq km Forested area: 16 870 sq km Comparative: Half the size of Iran |
Population: | 216 565 000 | Land use: | Arable land: 26.39% Permanent crops: 1.11% Other: 72.5% |
Area: | 796 096 sq km | Natural hazards: | Frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe; seasonal flooding of the Indus river. |
Languages: | Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, English | Extreme elevation: | K2, 8611 m |
Currency: | Pakistani rupee |