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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]
General reference
[edit]- 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
Geography of Pakistan
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- 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
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- 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
[edit]- Glaciers of Pakistan
- Islands of Pakistan
- Lakes of Pakistan
- Mountains of Pakistan
- Rivers of Pakistan
- Valleys of Pakistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
Administrative divisions of Pakistan
[edit]Provinces and territories Of Pakistan
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- Provinces of Pakistan
- Territories of Pakistan
Divisions of Pakistan
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- Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
- Bahawalpur | Dera Ghazi Khan | Faisalabad | Gujranwala | Gujrat | Lahore | Mianwali | Multan | Rawalpindi | Sahiwal | Sargodha
- Divisions of Sindh
- 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
[edit]Municipalities of Pakistan
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Demography of Pakistan
[edit]Government and politics of Pakistan
[edit]- Form of government: Federal Islamic parliamentary 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
[edit]Branches of the government of Pakistan
[edit]Executive of the government of Pakistan
[edit]- Head of state: President of Pakistan
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Part of Government: Cabinet of Pakistan | Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
Legislature of the government of Pakistan
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Supreme Court of Pakistan (Chief Justice of Pakistan)
- High Courts of Pakistan
- District Courts of Pakistan
Foreign relations of Pakistan
[edit]- Diplomatic missions in Pakistan
- Diplomatic missions of Pakistan
- India-Pakistan relations
- Pakistan and the Commonwealth of Nations
International organization membership
[edit]The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a member of: [1]
Law and order in Pakistan
[edit]- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Crime in Pakistan
- Human rights in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in Pakistan
Police
[edit]- Islamabad Police
- Balochistan Police
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
- Gilgit-Baltistan Police
- Azad Kashmir Police
- Sindh Police
- Punjab Police
Local governance in Pakistan
[edit]Pakistan Armed Forces
[edit]- Leadership
- Forces
- Inter-Services
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South)
- Frontier Corps Balochistan (North)
- Frontier Corps Balochistan (South)
- Frontier Constabulary
- Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts
- Pakistan Rangers
- Pakistan Coast Guards
History of Pakistan
[edit]- 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
Culture of Pakistan
[edit]- 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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Tribes in Balochistan
- Tribes in Sindh
- Tribes in Gilgit-Baltistan
- Tribes in Punjab (Category:Punjabi tribes)
Art in Pakistan
[edit]- Cinema of Pakistan
- Literature of Pakistan
- Music of Pakistan
- Television in Pakistan
- Theatre in Pakistan
Sports in Pakistan
[edit]- 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 Games of Pakistan
- Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games
- Pakistan at the Asian Games
- South Asian Games
- Cricket World Cup
- Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
Economy and infrastructure of Pakistan
[edit]- 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
- Health care in Pakistan
- Mining in Pakistan
- Pakistan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan
Education in Pakistan
[edit]See also
[edit]- Pakistan
- Ba'ab-ul-Islam
- List of international rankings
- List of Pakistan-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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".
External links
[edit]- Government of Pakistan
- The President of Pakistan
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Pakistan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Outline of Pakistan at Curlie