Pakistan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan
Pakistan is a South Asian republic with growing IT exports, extensive textile manufacturing, abundant agricultural resources, and strategic connectivity through the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Pakistan in one word would be “Indus,” meaning life river.
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan armorial
Pakistan is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Pakistan |
The capital city of Pakistan is Islamabad.
| Pakistan is located in | Southern Asia Asia Continent |
| Pakistan has a population of | 247,504,495 inhabitants within a total area of 803,940 Km2 (499,544 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Pakistan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 140 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.78 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Pakistan HDI ranks in position nº 168 worldwide HDI of 0.544 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Pakistan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 33 countries Pakistan passport ranks 99th 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 has a score of 493 ranks 67th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 30° 00' N, 70° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
Pakistan administrative divisions
4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**- Azad Kashmir*
- Balochistan
- Gilgit-Baltistan*
- Islamabad Capital Territory**
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Punjab
- Sindh
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