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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Turkestan partiallyIn Pakistan
Secretariat Group country Pakistan
BPS country Pakistan
BPS-1 country Pakistan
BPS-2 country Pakistan
BPS-3 country Pakistan
BPS-7 country Pakistan
mall road country Pakistan
subject surface form: Mall Road, Murree
Murree District country Pakistan
Kashmir Point country Pakistan
Patriata (New Murree) country Pakistan
Ayubia (nearby) country Pakistan
subject surface form: Ayubia
Ghora Gali country Pakistan
Tirah country Pakistan
Hindustani language region Pakistan
Hindustani language spokenIn Pakistan
Hindustani language officialStatusIn Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistan (as Urdu)
Modern Uyghur spokenIn Pakistan
BPS-4 country Pakistan
BPS-8 country Pakistan
BPS-10 country Pakistan
BPS-20 country Pakistan
Adivasis presentInCountry Pakistan
Rukhsana commonInRegion Pakistan
Aliabad country Pakistan
Batura Muztagh country Pakistan
Khudabadi script geographicUsage Pakistan
this entity surface form: present-day Pakistan
BPS-5 country Pakistan
BPS-9 country Pakistan
BPS-11 country Pakistan
Pindi Point country Pakistan
rupee usedInCountry Pakistan
Panjkora River country Pakistan
Panjkora River basinCountry Pakistan
Memons countryOfOrigin Pakistan
Memons majorDiaspora Pakistan
Mirage 5 operator Pakistan
Police Service of Pakistan jurisdiction Pakistan
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan