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Brief Facts About Pakistan

Official Name:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Capital: Islamabad.
Area: 796,096-sq. km. [Punjab 205,344; Sindh 140,914; Northwest Frontier Province 74,521; Balochistan 347,190; Federally Administered Tribal Areas 27,220 and Islamabad (Capital) 906 sq. km.]
Population: 130.60 million (1998 Census)
Ethnic Composition: 95% Muslims, 5% others
Per Capita Income: US $ 460
Currency: Pak. Rupee
Language: Urdu (National language), English (Official)
Archaeological Sites: Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehar Garh, and Takht Bahi
Major Cities: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad and Multan. About Pakistan A trip through Pakistan is a face to face encounter with a fascinating land that has withstood countless invasions and preserved the essence of its conquerors in the form of present day monuments and archaeological heritage.

See for yourself the excavated sites at Mohenjodaro and Taxila - seats of the ancient Indus Valley and Gandhara civilizations; the architectural monuments of the Moghuls; the Khyber Pass - the historic inlet to South Asia - or the ancient unchanging traditions of the Kafir Kalash of the Chitral Valley.

For those with an intrinsic love of mountains, Pakistan offers the unique pleasure of its northern mountain ranges, the Himalayas, the Hindukush and the Karakorams - a mountain wonderland unrivalled in the entire world with such formidable peaks as the K-2, the Nanga Parbat, the Rakaposhi, and the Trichmir. These ranges present an awesome challenge for those looking for trekking, mountaineering, angling, or jeep safaris. The resorts in these remote valleys make for an ideal summer get-away.

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Pakistan Architecture

The ancient architecture of Pakistan is highlighted mainly by tombs and mosques.

Pakistan Art

The art forms for decorating the architectures in Pakistan showcases exquisite work of stone carvings.

Pakistan Tourism

With diverse geography, Pakistan is emerging fast among the hot travel destinations in the world.

Pakistan Monuments

The historical monuments in Pakistan epitomize the ancient Islamic art patterns.

Pakistan Transport

Models of transport in Pakistan specially passenger Buses are colorfully decorated.

Pakistan Religions

After Indonesia, Pakistan is the second most Muslim populous country in the world.

Pakistan History

An ancient region of Indus in Pakistan houses remains of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Music of Pakistan

Pakistani music ranges in diverse forms, right from provincial folk music to the modern western.

Pakistan Climate

Climatic conditions in Pakistan shows sandy deserts, beaches and the icy-hills of the Himalayas.

Pakistan Culture

Pakistan has a rich blend of culture of different ethnicities from Islamic and non-islamic religions

Pakistani Food

The cuisine of Pakistan is mix bag of culinary from Middle-East, India, Iran and Afghanistan.

Pakistan Population

The population of 132,352,279 (1998) Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world.

Language of Pakistan

Urdu is the only official language of Pakistan. Although English is generally used instead of Urdu in this regard. English is the lingua franca of the Pakistani elite and most of the government ministries.

Urdu is closely related to Hindi but is written in an extended Arabic alphabet rather than in Devanagari. Urdu also has more loans from Arabic and Persian than Hindi has.

Many other languages are spoken in Pakistan, including Punjabi, Siraiki, Sindhi, Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski, Balti, Khawar, Gujrati and other languages with smaller numbers of speakers.

Arabic and Persian are still taught as classical languages albeit to a small number of students. Although this number is dwindling.

See Demographics of Pakistan for a numerical breakdown of language groups.