QURAN

PAKISTAN

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان‬ (Urdu)

• Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[1]

Flag

Emblem

Motto: Īmān, Ittihād, Nazam
ایمان، اتحاد، نظم‬ (Urdu)
"Faith, Unity, Discipline" [2]

Anthem: Qaumī Tarānah
قَومی ترانہ‬

"The National Anthem"[3]

Area controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled region shown in light green

CapitalIslamabad
33°40′N 73°10′E

Largest cityKarachi
24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E

Official languages

• English

• Urdu[4][5][6][7][8]

Recognised regional languages

Provincial level[show]

National languagesUrdu[11][12]

Auxiliary languagesArabic[13]

Ethnic groups

• 44.7% Punjabis

• 15.4% Pashtuns

• 14.1% Sindhis

• 8.4% Saraikis

• 7.6% Muhajirs

• 3.6% Balochs

• 6.3% others[14]

Religion

• 96.4% Islam (Official)[15]

• 1.5% Hinduism

• 1.5% Christianity[16]

• 0.6% others

DemonymPakistani

GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional republic

• President

Arif Alvi

• Prime Minister

Imran Khan

• Chairman of the Senate

Sadiq Sanjrani

• Speaker of the National Assembly

Asad Qaiser

• Chief Justice

Mian Saqib Nisar

LegislatureParliament

• Upper house

Senate

• Lower house

National Assembly

Independence from the United Kingdom

• Dominion

14 August 1947

• Islamic Republic

23 March 1956

• Current constitution

14 August 1973

Area

• Total

881,913 km2(340,509 sq mi)[a][18](33rd)

• Water (%)

2.86

Population

• 2017 census

212,742,631 [19] (5th)

• Density

244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th)

GDP (PPP)2017 estimate

• Total

$1.060 trillion[20] (25th)

• Per capita

$5,374[20] (137th)

GDP (nominal)2017 estimate

• Total

$304.4 billion[21] (42nd)

• Per capita

$1,629[22] (145th)

Gini (2013)30.7[23]
medium

HDI (2017) 0.562[24]
medium · 150th

CurrencyPakistani rupee (₨) (PKR)

Time zoneUTC+5b (PST)

Driving sideleft[25]

Calling code+92

ISO 3166 codePK

Internet TLD.pk

Website
www.pakistan.gov.pk

1. See also Pakistani English.:^α

2. ^ The Arabic language is officially recognised by the constitution of Pakistan.[13]