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Outline of Pakistan
Overview of and topical guide to Pakistan
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]
- Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/
- Common English country name: Pakistan
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s): Islami Jumhuriyah-e-Pakistan
- Adjectival(s): Pakistani
- Demonym(s): Pakistani
- 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
Main article: Geography of Pakistan
- Pakistan is:
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
- Time in Pakistan
- Extreme points of Pakistan
- High: K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) – second highest peak on Earth
- Low: Arabian Sea 0 m (0 ft)
- Land boundaries: 7,307 km km
India – 3,323 km
Afghanistan – 2,430 km
Iran – 959 km
China – 595 km
- Coastline: 1,146 km | (Arabian Sea | Indian Ocean)
- Population of Pakistan: 219,347,294 (Census 2017) – 5th most populous country
- Area of Pakistan: 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)(Excluding Claimed Territories) – 33rd largest country
- Atlas of Pakistan
- Subcontinent (Indian subcontinent)
- List of cities in Pakistan
- List of Union Councils in Pakistan
Environment of Pakistan
Main article: Environment of Pakistan
- Climate of Pakistan
- Environmental issues in Pakistan
- Ecoregions in Pakistan
- Renewable energy in Pakistan
- Geology of Pakistan
- Protected areas of Pakistan
- Wildlife of Pakistan
Geographic features of Pakistan
Administrative divisions of Pakistan
Provinces and territories Of Pakistan
Main article: Administrative divisions of Pakistan
- Provinces of Pakistan
- Territories of Pakistan
Divisions of Pakistan
- Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
- Bahawalpur | Dera Ghazi Khan | Faisalabad | Gujranwala | Lahore | Multan | Rawalpindi | Sahiwal | Sargodha | Sheikhupura
- Divisions of Sindh
- Bhanbore | Hyderabad | Karachi | Sukkur | Larkana | Mirpur Khas | Shaheed Benazirabad
- Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Divisions of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Divisions of Azad Kashmir
- Mirpur | Muzaffarabad | Poonch
- Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
Districts of Pakistan
Municipalities of Pakistan
Main article: Demographics of Pakistan
Main articles: Government of Pakistan and Politics of Pakistan
- Form of government:Sovereign socialistSovereign Socialist Secular Federal Parliamentary Multi-party Representative Democratic Republic.
- Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
- Elections in Pakistan
- 1954 (indirect elections) = ML
- 1962 (non-party based indirect elections)
- 3rd elections : 1970 = AL
- 4th elections : 1977 = PPP
- 5th elections : 1985 = PML
- 6th elections : 1988 = PPP
- 7th elections : 1990 = IJI
- 8th elections : 1993 = PPP
- 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN
- 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ
- 11th elections : 2008 = PPP
- 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN
- 13th elections : 2018 = PTI
Political parties in Pakistan
Further information: List of political parties in Pakistan
Branches of the government of Pakistan
Main article: Government of Pakistan
Executive of the government of Pakistan
Legislature of the government of Pakistan
- Parliament of Pakistan
- Senate of Pakistan (Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān) - upper house of the parliament (Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan)
- National Assembly (Aiwān-e-Zairīñ Pākistān) - lower house of the parliament (Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan)
Judiciary of the government of Pakistan
Main article: Judiciary of Pakistan
Foreign relations of Pakistan
Main article: Foreign relations of Pakistan
International organization membership
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a member of: [1]
Law and order in Pakistan
Main article: Law of Pakistan
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Crime in Pakistan
- Human rights in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in Pakistan
Police
Local governance in Pakistan
Main article: Local government in Pakistan
Pakistan Armed Forces
Main articles: Pakistan Armed Forces and Military history of Pakistan
- Leadership
- Forces
- Inter-Services
Civil Armed Forces
Main articles: Timeline of Pakistani history and History of Pakistan
- Ancient Civilizations
- Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
- Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
- Islamic empires (1206–1858)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206–1596)
- Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
- Colonial India (1858–1947)
- Pakistan Movement
- Timeline of Pakistani history (1947–present)
- History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Economic history of Pakistan
- Military history of Pakistan
Main article: 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
- Tribes in Punjab
- Tribes in Balochistan
- Tribes in Sindh
- Tribes in Gilgit-Baltistan
Art in Pakistan
Sports in Pakistan
Main article: Sports in Pakistan
- Pakistan men's national field hockey team
- Cricket in Pakistan
- Polo in Pakistan
- Football in Pakistan
- Squash in Pakistan
- Billiards in Pakistan
- Tour de Pakistan
- Pakistan national kabaddi team
- Pakistan at the Olympics
- National Participation: National Games of Pakistan
- International Participation: Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games | Pakistan at the Asian Games | South Asian Games | Cricket World Cup | Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
Main article: Economy of Pakistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2019): 40th (forty)
- Agriculture in Pakistan
- Banking in Pakistan
- Communications in Pakistan
- Companies of Pakistan
- Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
- Economic history of Pakistan
- Energy in Pakistan
- Energy policy of Pakistan
- Oil Industry in Pakistan
- Health care in Pakistan
- Mining in Pakistan
- Pakistan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan
Main article: Education in Pakistan
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Urdu language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Western Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sindhi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pashto language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kashmiri language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- "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".
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