پاکستان / Pakistan

**Pakistan**
	sovereign state in South Asia
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Instance of	sovereign state; country;
Named after	ikhlas; Punjab; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Afghania); Azad Kashmir (Kashmir); Sindh; Balochistan;
Culture	culture of Pakistan;
Location	South Asia; Pakistan;
Capital	Islamabad;
Basic form of government	federal republic;
Legislative body	Parliament of Pakistan;
Executive body	Government of Pakistan;
Official language	English; Urdu (national language);
Anthem	Qaumi Taranah;
Currency	Pakistani rupee;
Head of state	Arif Alvi (2018–);
Head of government	Shehbaz Sharif (2022–);
Inception	14 August 1947;
Highest point	K2 (8,610);
Population	223,773,700 (population estimation, 2021);
Area	881,913 ±1 km²;
Follows	Dominion of Pakistan;
Replaces	British Raj; presidencies and provinces of British India; Dominion of Pakistan;
Top-level Internet domain	.pk;
	official website
	30° 00′ 00″ N, 71° 00′ 00″ E
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Pakistan's International borders are the external boundaries of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), and the north-east (Tibet Autonomous Region), the Disputed territory of Occupied Kashmir which was part of the British Indian territory until 1948 is also included respectively, that borders the People's Republic of China to the east entirely. Pakistan borders the entire eastern length of the country with the Republic of India (Bhārat) and on the south towards the Arabian Sea, to the north-west Pakistan is separated by fourteen Kilometres of a narrow strip of the Afghan-occupied Gorno-Badakhshan territory called the Wakhan Corridor which extends between Northern Pakistan and Southern Tajikistan. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is to the west and north, and brethren Persia (Ancient Iran) is to the southwest. Pakistan also shares to the extreme South-west a maritime border with Oman respectively.

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南亞國家; nyɛla maŋa sulinsi tiŋgbani shɛli din be south asia tudu yaɣili polo; भारतको पश्चिममा अवास्थित एउटा इस्लामी गणतन्त्र; 南アジアの国; Staat in Südasien; מדינה באסיה; एक इस्लामी गणराज्य; దక్షిణాసియా లోని దేశం; valtio Etelä-Aasiassa; republic in Asia; jiõččnaž valdia Saujj-Aasiast; தெற்காசியாவிலுள்ள ஒரு நாடு; stato dell'Asia meridionale; država u južnoj Aziji; 南亚国家; برصغیر پاک و ہند کا ایک ملک; 南亞國家; quốc gia Hồi giáo có chủ quyền tại Nam Á; Staat im nordwestlichen indischen Subkontinent in Südasien; نݢارا برداولت دأسيا سلاتن; کشوری در جنوب‌ قارهٔ آسیا; orílẹ̀-èdè ní Ásíà; ꠖꠇ꠆ꠇꠤꠘ ꠄꠡꠤꠀꠞ ꠄꠉꠥ ꠖꠦꠡ; país asiático; stat sovran fl-Asja tan-Nofsinhar; 南亞國家; qıtay asya dı ju dewleta; república del sud d'Àsia; negara di Asia Selatan; Güney Asya'da bir ülke; štát v južnej Ázii; país en el sur de Asia; ประเทศในเอเชียใต้; państwo w Azji; തെക്കനേഷ്യയിലെ രാജ്യം; land in Azië; краіна ў Паўднёвай Азіі; ქიანა ობჟათე აზიას; ڏکڻ ايشيا ۾ ملڪ; දකුණු ආසියාවේ පිහිටි රටක්; país de Asia; iehčanas riika Lulli-Ásias; 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National symbols of PakistanEdit

MapEdit

Selected maps are included in the Wikimedia Atlas of Pakistan .

Locator map
Outline of Pakistan
Islamabad Capital Territory
Provincial languages of Pakistan
Topographic map
Satellite imagery
History map
1893
winter

Province of PakistanEdit

Autonomous administrative territorial entity

Category:Diplomatic missions of PakistanEdit

Pakistan Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo, Japan
Embassy of Pakistan, Washinton D.C., United States
Embassy of Pakistan, Pargue, Czech Republic.
Embassy of Pakistan, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Embassy of Pakistan, Budapest, Hungary.

LandmarkEdit

Icon of Lahore and the National tower of Pakistan
Chaukandi Tombs near Karachi
Mohatta Palace, Karachi was the official residence of Fatima Jinnah.
Icon of Karachi and the National mausoleum of Pakistan
St Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi
Lahore Fort, Old City
Badshahi Masjid (Emperor's Mosque), Old City, Lahore
Quaid-e-Azam Library in Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
Derawar Fort of Cholistan
A famous sufi shrine, Multan
Shah Faisal Mosque, the national mosque of Pakistan, Islamabad
Pakistan's National monument
Mir Tombs, Hyderabad
Bahawalpur Noor Palace, Bahawalpur
Nankana Sahib Darbar
The Kyhber Pass, near Afghanistan with Pakistan
The Beating Retreat ceremony on the Border of Pakistan and the Republic of India.

LandscapeEdit

Tanda Dam
A view of the Arabian sea from the Astola island, the largest in Pakistan
Seaside off the coastline of Karachi
A freshwater lake in Northern Pakistan
Ranikot fort located in the Thar desert of E Pakistan
Pothowar plateau, near the Salt range
A train near the Khyber, NW Pakistan
Swat Valley
Abbottabad hill station
Kaghan Valley
Saif ul muluk valley
Nanga Parbat west face
Hunza valley in Karimabad
The world's tallest cliffs, Northern Pakistan
Indus river, near Skardu
A Hut in Balochistan near Awaran District
Beautiful Landscape of Balochistan
Beautiful Green Land
Khor Kalamat
Chitral

InfrastructureEdit

Manora Point Lighthouse
Jinnah International Airport
Pakistan International Airlines
Karakoram Express
(Karachi)
G.T. Road, which connects Afghanistan with Bengal

Pakistan Armed ForcesEdit

CultureEdit

Pakistani cuisine
A Sufi mast dance
A musical instrument
Mehndi patterns with the dromedary camel
preparing for Eid al-Adha
Independence Day of Pakistan

AnimalEdit

MammalsEdit

Leopard, one of the big cats residing in Pakistan (photographed in the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo)
Caracal, ranges from southern Pakistan
Wild Junglecat
Fishing cat
Lynx, ranges from Northern Pakistan
Pakistan sandcat
Gazella bennettii
Urial endemic to Pakistan
Asiatic ibex
Ursus thibetanus
Marmot, found in the Northern Areas
Wild ass
Dromedary
Corsac fox
Golden jackal
Egyptian fruit bat
Indian desert jird
Ladakh Pika