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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Mangla village country Pakistan
Mirpur District country Pakistan
Taxila inscriptions country Pakistan
Kasur country Pakistan
Shakargarh tehsil country Pakistan
subject surface form: Shakargarh Tehsil
Lahore film studios country Pakistan
Mangla Lake country Pakistan
West Pakistan country Pakistan
Sadhu Belo Island country Pakistan
embassy of Pakistan in Canberra country Pakistan
subject surface form: Embassy of Pakistan in Canberra
Majhi Punjabi country Pakistan
Rama Lake country Pakistan
Shaheens country Pakistan
Green Shirts country Pakistan
Men in Green country Pakistan
PCB country Pakistan
subject surface form: Pakistan Cricket Board
Lahore District country Pakistan
Inzamam-ul-Haq country Pakistan
Javed Miandad country Pakistan
Saeed Anwar country Pakistan
Operation Badr country Pakistan
Lieutenant General Aziz Khan country Pakistan
subject surface form: Aziz Khan
Azad Kashmir forces country Pakistan
Gah country Pakistan
Sirkap country Pakistan
Jaulian monastery country Pakistan
Taxila Museum country Pakistan
Handarap Lake country Pakistan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam country Pakistan
Operation Gibraltar country Pakistan
Operation Grand Slam country Pakistan
Talpur country Pakistan
Chief Minister of Punjab country Pakistan
subject surface form: Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
Lahore High Court country Pakistan
Neelum District country Pakistan
Athmuqam country Pakistan
Sargodha country Pakistan
PAF country Pakistan
subject surface form: Pakistan Air Force
PAF Base Nur Khan country Pakistan