Pakistan

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Pakistan is a South Asian country bordering India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China, known for its diverse cultures, strategic geopolitical position, and significant agricultural and nuclear capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sovereign state
borderCountry Afghanistan
China
India
Iran
borderFeature Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
callingCode +92
capital Islamabad
continent Asia
currency Pakistani rupee
currencyCode PKR
drivesOn left
firstNuclearTestDate 1998-05-28
founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah
governmentType federal parliamentary republic
hasNuclearWeapons true
hasProvince Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province)
surface form: Balochistan, Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
surface form: Punjab, Pakistan

Sindh
hasTerritory Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad
surface form: Islamabad Capital Territory
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Pakistan
headOfStateTitle President of Pakistan
highestPeak K2
independenceDate 1947-08-14
independenceDay August 14
independenceEvent Partition of India
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .pk
ISO2Code PK
ISO3Code Pakistan self-linksurface differs
surface form: PAK
largestCity Karachi
legislature Parliament of Pakistan
lowerHouse Parliament of Pakistan
surface form: National Assembly of Pakistan
majorEconomicSector agriculture
services
textiles
majorRiver Indus River
memberOf Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
United Nations
World Trade Organization
motto Faith, Unity, Discipline
mountainRange Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Karakoram
nationalAnthem Qaumi Taranah
nationalDay Pakistan Day
nationalDayDate March 23
nationalLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
nationalSport field hockey
nuclearTestSite Chagai, Balochistan
officialLanguage English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
popularSport cricket
recognizedRegionalLanguage Balochi
Pashto language
surface form: Pashto

Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Saraiki
Sindhi
religionMajority Islam
strategicLocation at crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and Middle East
near Persian Gulf sea lanes
subregion South Asia
timeZone UTC+05:00
upperHouse Senate of Pakistan

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AVT Khyber targetRegion Pakistan
BBC Pashto countryOfAudience Pakistan
BBC Pashto broadcastArea Pakistan
BBC Pashto coverageFocus Pakistan
Kamkata-vari spokenIn Pakistan
Kamkata-vari country Pakistan
Kamdesh area borderingRegion Pakistan
Zabul Province bordersWith Pakistan
Zabul Province borderCountry Pakistan
Ramzi Yousef citizenship Pakistan
Orakzai Agency country Pakistan
Kurram Agency country Pakistan
Naveen hasPopularityRegion Pakistan
AGHS Legal Aid Cell country Pakistan
Gyps bengalensis nativeRange Pakistan
Paktika Province borders Pakistan
Indian python nativeTo Pakistan
dhok (Anogeissus pendula) nativeTo Pakistan
subject surface form: Dhok
Nankana Sahib country Pakistan
Talwandi country Pakistan
Kartarpur country Pakistan
Gurdwara Janam Asthan country Pakistan
Langar Hall foundInRegions Pakistan
Nishan Sahib flag foundIn Pakistan
Abbas ibn Ali veneratedIn Pakistan
Ryan Crocker workLocation Pakistan
Hasnat Khan birthCountry Pakistan
Hasnat Khan citizenship Pakistan
Kunar Province borders Pakistan
Lieutenant-General Frank Messervy countryOfService Pakistan
subject surface form: Frank Messervy
Cape gauge usedInCountry Pakistan
Saha isUsedInCountry Pakistan
Sarmila Bose hasWrittenAbout Pakistan