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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān
Flag
Emblem
Anthem "Qaumī Tarānah"
Map of the Pakistan showing Afghanistan (protectorate) in light green
Capital
Islamabad
Largest City
Karachi
National Language
Urdu
Ethnic Groups
Punjabi 44.7%
Pashtun 15.4%
Sindhi 14.1%
Sariaki 8.4%
Muhajirs 7.6%
Balochi 3.6%
other 6.3%
Religion
96.7% Islam
1.4% Hinduism
1.3% Christianity
0.6% Other
Government
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
President
Muhammad Tallal Chaudhary
Legislature
Upper House
Lower House
Majlis-e-Shoora Pakistan
Aiwan-e-Bala
Qaumi Assembly
Area
881,913 km²
Population
374,129,813
GDP (PPP)
$3.30 Trillion
Currency
Pakistani Rupee (Rs)
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country with a population exceeding 374 Million people. Pakistan has a 1,000 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, its protectorate Afghanistan to the west, its close allies Iran to the southwest, the Central Asian Republic of Eurasia to the north and China in the far northeast.