The many seasons and terrain of Pakistan

Area
796,096 square kilometres

Population
148.723 million

Location
South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.

Land boundaries
Total 7,266 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 580 km, India 2,240 km, Iran 909 km).

Coastline
1,046 km

Climate
Mostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest; arctic in north.

Terrain
Flat Indus plain in east, mountains in north and northwest, Balochistan plateau in west and desert
in south.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m, Highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin Austin - 8611 meters)

Independence
14th August 1947
(from Great Britain)

National Day
23rd March

Government Type
Parliamentary

Capital
Islamabad

Administrative Divisions

4 provinces (Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan)
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Disputed Jammu & Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Religions
Islam 97%, Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, and others 3%

Languages:
National language: Urdu
Official languages: Urdu and English
Regional Languages: Sindhi, Pushto, Punjabi and Balochi