Pakistan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan

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Pakistan is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Pakistan
Pakistan is located in	Southern Asia Asia Continent
Pakistan has a population of	247,504,495 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Pakistan are called Pakistanis
The country’s total area is	803,940 Km² ( 499,544 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	140
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Pakistan HDI ranks in position nº 164 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.540 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Pakistan’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 33 countries Pakistan passport ranks in position nº 99 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Pakistan GDP per capita is	$no data USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Pakistan ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Pakistan EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 493 ranks 67th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	30° 00' N, 70° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Pakistan Capital city	Islamabad
Neighbouring countries	China, Afghanistan, Iran, India.
Pakistan Climate	mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official) (Sunni and
Second most predominant religion	Shia),
Currency name & code	Rupee (PKR)
Internet ccTLD	.pk
Pakistan calling code	+92

4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**

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