Pakistan
Pakistan is in Southern Asia, with its capital at Islamabad and an area of about 881,912 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Area
- 881,912 km²
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Currencies
- Pakistani rupee (PKR)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary Islamic republic
- Natural resources
- arable land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
- Industries
- textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, surgical instruments, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
- Main exports
- garments, fabric, refined petroleum, rice, cotton fabric
First-level divisions (8)
- Azad Kashmir
- Balochistan
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- Islamabad Capital Territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Punjab
- Sindh
Major cities
- Karachi (population 12,130,000)
- Lahore (population 6,577,000)
- Faisalabad (population 2,617,000)
- Saidu Sharif (population 1,860,310)
- Rawalpindi (population 1,858,000)
- Multan (population 1,522,000)
- Gujranwala (population 1,513,000)
- Hyderabad (population 1,459,000)
- Peshawar (population 1,303,000)
- Abbottabad (population 1,183,647)
- Islamabad (population 780,000)
- Quetta (population 768,000)
- Bannu (population 622,419)
- Bahawalpur (population 552,607)
- Sargodha (population 542,603)