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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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif countryOfCitizenship Pakistan
subject surface form: Nawaz Sharif
Youm-e-Takbeer country Pakistan
Nok Kundi country Pakistan
Kharan District country Pakistan
Passu Cathedral Peaks country Pakistan
Passu village country Pakistan
Frontier Corps country Pakistan
Frontier Corps operatesIn Pakistan
Frontier Constabulary country Pakistan
Chief of Army Staff country Pakistan
subject surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
Chief of Air Staff country Pakistan
subject surface form: Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan Air Force)
Rohilla ethnicMinorityIn Pakistan
Madyan country Pakistan
Torwali spokenIn Pakistan
Torwali country Pakistan
Lower Dir District country Pakistan
Mahodand Lake country Pakistan
Kohat Airport country Pakistan
Torghar District country Pakistan
Baron Radcliffe separates Pakistan
subject surface form: Radcliffe Line
Passu Cathedral country Pakistan
Lake Saif-ul-Malook country Pakistan
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range claimedBy Pakistan
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range countryClaim Pakistan
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge