Country
Pakistan
Also Known As Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Southern Asia
Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south, the Gulf of Oman to the southwest, and the Sir Creek to the southeast, and shares land borders with India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. Pakistan gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India. Its capital is Islamabad. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population Estimate Year2023 census figure. Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearPakistan gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India. Classification
Sovereignty Status Pakistan
Connections
Associated With
Faisalabad, Cities Faisalabad is a city in Pakistan.
Source Faisalabad (Wikipedia)
Source Gujranwala (Wikipedia)
Source Hyderabad, Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Islamabad is Pakistan's capital.
Source Islamabad (Wikipedia)
Karachi, Cities Karachi is a city in Pakistan.
Source Karachi (Wikipedia)
The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.
Source Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Kashmir is now administered by three countries, Pakistan among them.
Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a province of Pakistan.
Source Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Wikipedia)
Lahore, Cities Lahore is a city in Pakistan.
Source Lahore (Wikipedia)
Source Peshawar (Wikipedia)
Punjab is a province of Pakistan.
Source Punjab Pakistan (Wikipedia)
After 1947 partition, West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan.
Source Punjab (Wikipedia)
Source Rawalpindi (Wikipedia)
Pakistan also claims the glacier; sovereignty is disputed with India.
Source Wikipedia: Sialkot
Sindh is a province of Pakistan.
Source Sindh (Wikipedia)
Source Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Islamabad is Pakistan's capital.
Source Islamabad (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
The Indus flows through the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan and south through several provinces of Pakistan.
Source Indus River (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Abdul Rashid, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Amir Muhammed, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Farzana Panhwar, nationals include there.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Iqrar Ahmad Khan, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Arif Zaman, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Shahid Hussain Bokhari, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Umar Saif, nationals include there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: State Bank of Pakistan, part of this there.
- Also in Energy Atlas: Tarbela Dam Project, part of this there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Urdu, part of this there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Western Punjabi, part of this there.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Political Atlas: Pakistan, the same subject.
- Also in Political Atlas: Shehbaz Sharif Government, governed by there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Imran Khan, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Jahangir Khan, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Jansher Khan, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Sohail Abbas, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Wasim Akram, nationals include there.
- Also in War and Military Atlas: Indo-Pakistani Wars, the location of this there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Infobox, capital
Islamabad
Infobox, area
881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2023 census
241,499,431
History section, independence
gained independence in 1947 after the partition of British India
Introduction
Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast.
View the Source Islamabad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Associated With: Islamabad, Lead section
Has Capital: Islamabad, Lead section, capital fact
Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan.
View the Source Peshawar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Peshawar, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Peshawar, Infobox, Country
Pakistan
Rawalpindi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Rawalpindi, Infobox, CountryQuote, Associated With: Rawalpindi, Infobox, Country
Pakistan
Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentenceQuote, Associated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Geopolitically, it covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, the western half of Sichuan, southern Gansu Province, southern Xinjiang Province in Western China, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, northwestern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.
Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kashmir, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Kashmir, Lead section
now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.
Punjab (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Punjab, Partition sectionQuote, Associated With: Punjab, Partition section
East Punjab (48%) became part of India, while West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan.
Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Karakoram, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Karakoram, Lead section
The Karakoram is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.
Indus River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Indus River, Lead sectionQuote, Rivers Through Territory: Indus River, Lead section
and then the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, bends sharply to the left after the Nanga Parbat massif, and flows south-by-southwest through several provinces of Pakistan.
Wikipedia: Sialkot
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Sialkot, Lead sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SialkotQuote, Associated With: Sialkot, Lead sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sialkot
Sialkot is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan.
Wikipedia: Quetta
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Quetta, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuettaQuote, Associated With: Quetta, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
Wikipedia: Multan
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Multan, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultanQuote, Associated With: Multan, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan
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Gujranwala (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gujranwala, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GujranwalaQuote, Associated With: Gujranwala, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala
subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|Pakistan}}}}
Hyderabad, Pakistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Hyderabad, Pakistan, Infobox, subdivision_nameQuote, Associated With: Hyderabad, Pakistan, Infobox, subdivision_name
subdivision_name = Pakistan
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