Pakistan

total area

• 796,095 sq km
• about 5 times the size of georgia

boarder countries

• Afghanistan
• China
• India
• Iran

Terrain

• flat plains in the east
• mountains in the north and north west
• Balochistan plateau in west

land use

• arable land-27.48%
• permeant crops- 1.11%

countrys name

• Conventional long form-Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Conventional short form-Pakistan
• local long form-Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan
• local short form- Pakistan
• former- pakistan

Government type

• fedral republic

capital

• istanbad

languages

• Punjabi 48%
• Sindhi 12%
• Saraiki 10%
• Pashto 8%
• Urdo (official) 8%
• Balochi 3%
• Hindko 2%
• Brahui 1%
• English (official lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
• Brahui 1%
• other 8%

religions

• Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%)
• other 3.6%

population

• 196,174,380