Outline of Pakistan
Appearance
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Pakistan:
Pakistan – sovereign country located in South Asia.[1] It has a 1,046 kilometres (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan in the west, Iran in the southwest, India in the east and China in the far northeast.[2]
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Pakistan
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Pakistani
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Pakistan
- International rankings of Pakistan
- ISO country codes: PK, PAK, 586
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PK
- Internet country code top-level domain: .pk
Geography of Pakistan
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- Pakistan is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Pakistan Standard Time UTC+05, Pakistan Summer Time UTC+06
- Extreme points of Pakistan
- High: K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) – second highest mountain on Earth
- Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 6,774 km
India (including the disputed LoC is 2,912 km)
Afghanistan 2,430 km
Iran 909 km
- Coastline: Arabian Sea 1,046 km
- Population of Pakistan:
- Area of Pakistan: 803,940 km2
- Atlas of Pakistan
Outline of Pakistan
Environment of Pakistan
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- Climate of Pakistan
- Environmental issues in Pakistan
- Ecoregions in Pakistan
- Renewable energy in Pakistan
- Geology of Pakistan
- Protected areas of Pakistan
- Wildlife of Pakistan
Natural geographic features of Pakistan
- Glaciers of Pakistan
- Islands of Pakistan
- Lakes of Pakistan
- Mountains of Pakistan
- Rivers of Pakistan
- Valleys of Pakistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
Administrative divisions of Pakistan
Provinces of Pakistan
Districts of Pakistan
Municipalities of Pakistan
Demography of Pakistan
Government and politics of Pakistan
- Form of government:
- Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
- Elections in Pakistan
- Political parties in Pakistan
Foreign relations of Pakistan
International organization membership
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Pakistan
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Crime in Pakistan
- Human rights in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in Pakistan
Pakistani Armed Forces
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Pakistan
Local government in Pakistan
History of Pakistan
- Main article: History of Pakistan
Culture of Pakistan
- Architecture of Pakistan
- Cuisine of Pakistan
- Ethnic minorities in Pakistan
- Languages of Pakistan
- Media in Pakistan
- National symbols of Pakistan
- People of Pakistan
- Prostitution in Pakistan
- Public holidays in Pakistan
- Religion in Pakistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
- Tribes in Balochistan
- Category:Punjabi tribes
- Tribes in North-West Frontier Province
- [Niazi * Niazi tribe mostly live in District Mianwali]
- Tribes in Balochistan
- Tribes in Sindh
- Tribes in Gilgit-Baltistan
Art in Pakistan
- Cinema of Pakistan
- Literature of Pakistan
- Music of Pakistan
- Television in Pakistan
- Theatre in Pakistan
Sports in Pakistan
Economy and infrastructure of Pakistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2009): 44th (forty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Pakistan
- Banking in Pakistan
- Communications in Pakistan
- Companies of Pakistan
- Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
- Economic history of Pakistan
- Energy in Pakistan
- Health care in Pakistan
- Mining in Pakistan
- Pakistan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan
Education in Pakistan
See also
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Urdu language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Western Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sindhi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pashto language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kashmiri language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Ba'ab-ul-Islam
- Index of Pakistan-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Pakistan-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ a b "Pakistan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The entire Kashmir region is claimed by Pakistan, including Jammu and Kashmir. China also administers part of the region with the Indian and Pakistani-held areas defined by the Line of Control.Pakistan refers to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-Occupied Kashmir".
External links
- Government of Pakistan
- The President of Pakistan
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Pakistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Outline of Pakistan at Curlie