Pakistan is a Muslim country, located in southern Asia. The neighboring countries are India, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. It is officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In the south, it has long coastline along the Arabian Sea. Pakistan is the 34th largest country in the world and has the 7th largest army in the world. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Before 1960, it was Karachi, which is now the country’s largest city. The motto of the country is Unity, Discipline, and Faith. The national language is URDU. The name Pakistan means Land of the Pure in Persian and Urdu. Pakistan has four provinces, two territories, and two special areas. The special areas are in Kashmir. The provinces and territories were divided into 26 divisions and now the 147 districts directly divided from the provinces. The four provinces are Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP), Punjab and Sindh. Among all these provinces Baluchistan is the largest one by area. Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa both have PATA (Provincially Administered Tribal Areas) which are going to be regular districts. The territories are Islamabad Capital Territory and Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, consisting of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan's federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR). It borders Pakistan's provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan's provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north. Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan are the Administrative areas of Pakistan. Including a number of provincial languages, more than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan. Urdu is declared as the national language of Pakistan and it’s the main identity of the Muslims. Over 44.15% of Pakistan’s population in the Punjab province speaks the Punjabi language. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a provincial language which is Pashto and Hindko language. Sindhi is the common language in the region of Sindh and Balochi is the most dominant language of Baluchistan region. In the region of Azaad Kashmir, the Kashmiri language is spoken. Saraiki is spoken inmost of the southern part of Pakistan. And many other languages are also spoken in Pakistan such as Gujrati, and etc. The culture of Pakistan is based according to Islam, as Pakistan is an Islamic Republic country. The system of joint family is a common family unit. The festivals of Pakistan are Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Ramadan, Christmas, Easter, Holi, Diwali are religious in origin. The common dressing of the people of Pakistan is Shalwar Kameez for both men and women. Every single province has its own kind of Shalwar Kameez. And many different fashions, the fashion industry has developed in a changing environment. .

ABOUT PAKISTAN

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Father of the Nation : Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)

National Poet : Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)

Capital : Islamabad

Imports : Industrial equipment, chemicales, vehicles. steel, iron, petroleum, edible oil, pules, tea.

Exports : Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items, carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep and fruit.

Religion : 97% Muslims, (77 % Sunni, 20% Shi'a) Christian Hindu 3%

National Anthem : Approved in August, 1954 Verses Composed by: Abdul Asar Hafeez Jullundhri Tune Composed by: Ahmed G. Chagla Duration: 80 seconds

Pakistan's Official Map: Drawn by Mian Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999)

National Flower : Jasmine

National Animal: Markhor

National Bird : Chakor (Red-legged partridge)

Popular Games : Cricket, Hockey, Football, Squash

National Games : Hockey

Tourist's resorts : Murree, Quetta, Hunza, Ziarat, Swat, Kaghan, Chitral and Gilgit

Archaeological sites : Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai

Total Area :

803, 940 Sq.km

Punjab:

205,344 Sq.km

Sindh:

140,914 Sq. km

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

74,521 Sq.km

Balochistan:

347,190 Sq.km

Federally Administered Tribal Areas:

27,220 Sq.km

Islamabad (Capital):

906 Sq.km