Pakistan is a parliamentary republic and sovereign state in South Asia. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast.

Area

Total 796,095 km2 (36th)
Water (%) 3.1

Population

2011 estimate 170.6 million (6th)
Density 214.3/km2 (55th)
555/sq mi

Currency: Pakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)

Time zone

PST (UTC+5)
Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)

Drives on the left


Internet TLD: .pk

Calling code: 92