Pakistan
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| Islamic Republic of Pakistan اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان Islāmī Jomhuri-ye Pākistān | |||||
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| Motto: اتحاد، تنظيم، يقين محکم (Urdu) Ittehad, Tanzim, Yaqeen-e-Muhkam Unity, Discipline and Faith | |||||
| Anthem: قومی ترانہ (Urdu) Qaumī Tarāna National Anthem | |||||
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| Capital | Islamabad | ||||
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| Official languages | Urdu | ||||
| Demonym | Pakistani | ||||
| Government | |||||
| - Type | Islamic Republic | ||||
| - President | Asif Ali Zardari | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani | ||||
| - Chairman of Senate | Muhammad Mian Soomro | ||||
| - Speaker of House | Fahmida Mirza | ||||
| - Chief Justice | Abdul Hameed Dogar | ||||
| Independence | from the British Empire | ||||
| Independence | August 14, 194714 August 1947 28 Av 5707 He 26 Av 5950 AM | ||||
| Islamic Republic declared | March 23, 195623 March 1956 11 Nisan 5716 He 11 Abib 5959 AM | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 803,940 km²803,940,000 dunams 310,402.969 mi² (34th) | ||||
| - Water | 3.1 %3.1 % | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 20082008 5768 He 6011 AM estimate | 172,800,000 | ||||
| - 19981998 5758 He 6001 AM census | 132,352,279 | ||||
| - Density | 206 km⁻²533.538 mi⁻² (53rd) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $410,295,000,000 | ||||
| - Per capita | $2,594 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $143,766,000,000 | ||||
| - Per capita | $908 | ||||
| Currency | Rupee (₨) (PKR)
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| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | PKST (UTC+6) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .pk | ||||
| Calling code | +92 | ||||
Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان, Pākistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu:اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان, Islāmī Jomhuri-ye Pākistān) is a nation in south-central Asia bordering Iran, Afghanistan, China, India and the Arabian Sea.
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