Location:
Pakistan is a large country from the south-western part of Asia with a beautiful coast to the Arabian Sea in south and neighbors like India in east, China in north-east, Afghanistan in north-west and Iran in west.
Area/Surface:
796.095 km²
Population:
182.000.000 people
Capital:
Islamabad 1.155.000 people
Currency:
Pakistani rupee
Languages spoken:
Urdu, English, Punjabi, Pashtu, Sindhi, Balochi, Siraiki
Religion:
Islamism
Government form:
Republic, Partial Democracy
Time zone:
+5 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
PK
Calling code:
+92
Pakistan
Relief and waters of Pakistan:
Pakistan has a complex relief, composed by very high mountains in north-east with Hindu Kush Mountains and Karakorum Mountains from Kashmir region (the highest peak is K2 with its 8.611 m height), but also low elevation mountains in the central and western parts like Toba Kakar Mountains. The entire eastern part is a fertile plain crossed by the Indus River and its tributaries, the longest and most important in this country which flows into the Arabian Sea in south. The country’s only desert region is in south-east represented by Thar Desert.
Climate, economy, population and cities:
The climate is tropical, dry in many places, with temperatures and rainfall according to the elevation. With an economy in a continuous development, Pakistan obtains its earnings from the resources of coal, oil, natural gas, chrome and salt, but especially from agriculture and the most important industries are textile (famous Pakistani carpets), chemical and the ships building. The most part of the inhabitants cultivate cereals, cotton (one of the world’s greatest producers), tea, sugar cane, sesame and different seeds, but also grow animals like camels, sheep, cattle and donkeys for transport and food. The majority of the people live modestly in the rural area, but there are also large cities like Karachi (the largest port), Lahore or Faisalabad and the capital Islamabad is only the 9th city as population from the whole country. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com)
A few centuries ago, Pakistan and India were occupied by Great Britain till 1947 when they separated. Nowadays, a conflict still exists between Pakistan and India for the northern territories. The country obtained the independence in 14 August 1947 and since 23 March 1956 it became an Islamic Republic. Approximately half of the population is composed by Punjabi, but the 2nd group is Sindhi, also existing many groups of Pashto, Baluchi and Muhajiri. Unfortunately, living in poverty, Pakistani population depends on a sanitary and teaching systems very low developed. Visit Pakistan!
Lahore Fort from Pakistan
