VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — ASIA
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PAKISTAN
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
PK · PAK
INDEPENDENT 1947
HOME TO K2, SECOND-HIGHEST PEAK ON EARTH
POPULATION
251.3M
AREA
881,912 km²
CAPITAL
Islamabad
CURRENCY
PKR
GDP / CAPITA
$1,600
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
K2, 8,611 m
LOWEST POINT
Arabian Sea, 0 m
COASTLINE
1,046 km
LAND BORDERS
7,257 km, 4 countries
TERRAIN
Flat Indus plain in the east, plateaus and mountains including the Karakoram and Himalayas in the north.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
33.68°N, 73.05°E
TIME ZONE
PKT, UTC+5 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Afghanistan
China
India
Iran
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Federal parliamentary republic
RELIGION
Islam, ~97% (state religion)
LIFE EXPECTANCY
67 years
HDI
0.540 — Medium (rank 164)
LANGUAGES
UrduOFFICIAL
EnglishOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Textile manufacturing
Cement
Fertilizer
Steel
TOP EXPORTS
Textiles & garments
Rice
Leather goods
Sporting goods
TOP IMPORTS
Petroleum products
Machinery
Palm oil
LAND USE
Agricultural, 35%
Forest, 2%
Other, 63%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
65.7M
1970
85.2M
1980
115.4M
1990
154.4M
2000
194.5M
2010
227.2M
2020
247.5M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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