Pakistan
Description of Pakistan
Pakistan is a country located in Southeast Asia. It shares borders with Iran in the west, with Afghanistan in the north-west, and with India in the north-east and east; on the south is washed by the Arabian Sea. Most of the territory is occupied by highlands and mountainous areas. The total area of the country is about 796 thousand square kilometers.
The head of the country is the president. The legislative body is represented by the bicameral parliament. Islamic parties and traditions have a strong influence in the political and public life.
The official monetary unit is a Pakistani Rupee (PRe, PRs), consisted of 100 pices. There are banknotes with a face value of 1000, 500, 100, 50, 10, 5, 2 and 1 rupee; coins with a face value of 2 and 1 rupee; and coins with a face value of 50, 25 and 10 pices. You can exchange money at almost any bank or store, as well as in numerous private exchange offices.
American Express cards are accepted almost everywhere; MasterCard, Diners Club and Visa are accepted only in some locations. Most of banks, 4 and 5-star hotels and major stores accept traveler's checks. To avoid additional costs for their exchange is recommended to have traveler's checks in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling.
Some facts about Pakistan
Population of country |
184,404,791 people |
Area of Pakistan |
803,940 sq. kilometers |
Located on the continent |
Asia (AS) |
Capital of Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Currency at Pakistan |
Rupee (PKR) |
Domain Zone |
.pk |
Phone country code |
92 |
FIPS code of Pakistan |
PK |
Gallery of Pakistan
Pakistan video guide
More information about Pakistan
Climate of Pakistan:
- mostly hot, dry desert
- temperate in northwest
- arctic in north
Terrain of Pakistan:
- flat Indus plain in east
- mountains in north and northwest
- Balochistan plateau in west
Pakistan also has such useful resources as: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone.
Top cities of Pakistan
№ |
City Name |
Population |
State |
Coordinates |
1 |
Karachi |
11,624,219 people |
Sindh |
24.9056 x 67.0822 |
2 |
Lahore |
6,310,888 people |
Punjab |
31.54972 x 74.34361 |
3 |
Faisalabad |
2,506,595 people |
Punjab |
31.41667 x 73.08333 |
4 |
Rawalpindi |
1,743,101 people |
Punjab |
33.6007 x 73.0679 |
5 |
Multan |
1,437,230 people |
Punjab |
30.19556 x 71.47528 |
6 |
Hyderabad |
1,386,330 people |
Sindh |
25.39242 x 68.37366 |
7 |
Gujranwala |
1,384,471 people |
Punjab |
32.16167 x 74.18831 |
8 |
Peshawar |
1,218,773 people |
North West Frontier Province |
34.008 x 71.57849 |
9 |
Quetta |
733,675 people |
Balochistan |
30.199 x 67.00971 |
10 |
Kotli |
640,000 people |
Azad Kashmir |
33.51667 x 73.91667 |
11 |
Islamabad |
601,600 people |
Islamabad Capital Territory |
33.72148 x 73.04329 |
12 |
Bahawalpur |
552,607 people |
Punjab |
29.4 x 71.68333 |
13 |
Sargodha |
542,603 people |
Punjab |
32.08361 x 72.67111 |
14 |
Sialkot |
477,396 people |
Punjab |
32.5101 x 74.54313 |
15 |
Sukkur |
417,767 people |
Sindh |
27.70516 x 68.85738 |
16 |
Larkana |
364,033 people |
Sindh |
27.55508 x 68.21414 |
17 |
Sheikhupura |
361,303 people |
Punjab |
31.71306 x 73.97833 |
18 |
Bhimbar |
342,900 people |
Azad Kashmir |
32.97568 x 74.07926 |
19 |
Jhang Sadr |
341,210 people |
Punjab |
31.27154 x 72.32842 |
20 |
Gujrat |
301,506 people |
Punjab |
32.57284 x 74.07897 |
21 |
Mardan |
300,424 people |
North West Frontier Province |
34.20195 x 72.05254 |
22 |
Kasur |
290,643 people |
Punjab |
31.11556 x 74.44667 |
23 |
Dera Ghazi Khan |
236,093 people |
Punjab |
30.05614 x 70.63477 |
24 |
Montgomery |
235,695 people |
Punjab |
30.66667 x 73.1 |
25 |
Nawabshah |
229,504 people |
Sindh |
26.24833 x 68.40955 |
26 |
Mingaora |
227,331 people |
North West Frontier Province |
34.77584 x 72.36249 |
27 |
Okara |
223,648 people |
Punjab |
30.80806 x 73.44583 |
28 |
Mirpur Khas |
215,657 people |
Sindh |
25.5251 x 69.0159 |
29 |
Chiniot |
201,781 people |
Punjab |
31.72 x 72.97889 |
30 |
Kamoke |
199,531 people |
Punjab |
31.97444 x 74.22444 |
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