Outline of Pakistan

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Pakistan

The Flag of Pakistan

The State emblem of Pakistan

An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Pakistan:

Pakistan – sovereign country located in South Asia.^[1] It has a 1,046 kilometres (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan in the west, Iran in the southwest, India in the east and China in the far northeast.^[2]

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/
Common English country name: Pakistan
Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s): Pakistan
Adjectival(s): Pakistani
Demonym(s): Pakistani
Etymology: Name of Pakistan
International rankings of Pakistan
ISO country codes: PK, PAK, 586
ISO region codes: See PK
Internet country code top-level domain: .pk

Geography of Pakistan

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Pakistan Map

Pakistan is:
- Country | Middle Power
- Sovereign state | Member of Organization of Islam
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Asia
      - South Asia
        Iranian Plateau
        
        Indian subcontinent
- Time in Pakistan
  - Time zone:Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+05)
- Extreme points of Pakistan
  - High: K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) – second highest peak on Earth
  - Low: Arabian Sea 0 m (0 ft)
- Land boundaries: 7,307 km km

India 3,323 km

Afghanistan 2,430 km

Iran 959 km

China 595 km

Coastline: 1,146 km | (Arabian Sea | Indian Ocean)

Population of Pakistan: 219,347,294 (Census 2017) – 5th most populous country
Area of Pakistan: 881,913 km² (340,509 sq mi)(Excluding Claimed Territories) – 33rd largest country
Atlas of Pakistan
Subcontinent (Indian subcontinent)
List of cities in Pakistan
List of Union Councils in Pakistan

Environment of Pakistan

Climate of Pakistan
Environmental issues in Pakistan
Ecoregions in Pakistan
Renewable energy in Pakistan
Geology of Pakistan
- Earthquakes in Pakistan
Protected areas of Pakistan
- Biosphere reserves of Pakistan
- National parks of Pakistan
Wildlife of Pakistan
- Flora of Pakistan
- Fauna of Pakistan
  - Birds of Pakistan
  - Mammals of Pakistan
  - Fish of Pakistan
  - Amphibians of Pakistan
  - Reptiles of Pakistan

Geographic features of Pakistan

Glaciers of Pakistan
Islands of Pakistan
Lakes of Pakistan
Mountains of Pakistan
- Volcanoes in Pakistan
Rivers of Pakistan
- Waterfalls of Pakistan
Valleys of Pakistan
List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan

Administrative divisions of Pakistan

Provinces and territories Of Pakistan

Provinces of Pakistan
- By name:
  - Punjab, Pakistan
  - Sindh
  - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  - Balochistan, Pakistan
Territories of Pakistan
- - Azad Kashmir
  - Gilgit-Baltistan
  - Islamabad

Divisions of Pakistan

Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
- Bahawalpur | Dera Ghazi Khan | Faisalabad | Gujranwala | Lahore | Multan | Rawalpindi | Sahiwal | Sargodha | Sheikhupura
Divisions of Sindh
- Bhanbore | Hyderabad | Karachi | Sukkur | Larkana | Mirpur Khas | Shaheed Benazirabad
Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Bannu | Dera Ismail Khan | Hazara | Kohat | Malakand | Mardan | Peshawar
Divisions of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Kalat | Makran | Naseerabad | Quetta | Rakhshan | Sibi | Zhob
Divisions of Azad Kashmir
- Mirpur | Muzaffarabad | Poonch
Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Baltistan | Gilgit | Diamer

Districts of Pakistan

Municipalities of Pakistan

Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
Cantonment (Pakistan)
Cities of Pakistan

Demography of Pakistan

Ethnic groups in Pakistan
Religion in Pakistan

Government and politics of Pakistan

Form of government:Sovereign socialist Sovereign Socialist Secular Federal Parliamentary Multi-party Representative Democratic Republic.
Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
Elections in Pakistan
- 1954 (indirect elections) = ML
- 1962 (non-party based indirect elections)
- 3rd elections : 1970 = AL
- 4th elections : 1977 = PPP
- 5th elections : 1985 = PML
- 6th elections : 1988 = PPP
- 7th elections : 1990 = IJI
- 8th elections : 1993 = PPP
- 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN
- 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ
- 11th elections : 2008 = PPP
- 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN
- 13th elections : 2018 = PTI

Political parties in Pakistan

Branches of the government of Pakistan

Executive of the government of Pakistan

Head of state: President of Pakistan
Head of government: Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Part of Government: Cabinet of Pakistan | Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan

Legislature of the government of Pakistan

Parliament of Pakistan
- Senate of Pakistan (Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān) - upper house of the parliament (Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan)
- National Assembly (Aiwān-e-Zairīñ Pākistān) - lower house of the parliament (Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan)

Judiciary of the government of Pakistan

Supreme Court of Pakistan (Chief Justice of Pakistan)
High Courts of Pakistan
District Courts of Pakistan

Foreign relations of Pakistan

Diplomatic missions in Pakistan
Diplomatic missions of Pakistan
India-Pakistan relations
Pakistan and the Commonwealth of Nations

International organization membership

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a member of:^[1]

African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
Colombo Plan (CP)
Commonwealth of Nations
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Pakistan

Capital punishment in Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan
Crime in Pakistan
Human rights in Pakistan
- LGBT rights in Pakistan
- Freedom of religion in Pakistan
Law enforcement in Pakistan

Pakistani Armed Forces

Command
- Commander-in-chief:President of Pakistan
- Ministry of Defence of Pakistan
- National Security Council (Pakistan)
  - Minister of Defence (Pakistan)
  - Defence Secretary of Pakistan
  - Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
  - Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
  - Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
  - Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
Forces
Pakistan Army
- Special Service Group
- National Guard (Pakistan)
  - Janbaz Force
  - Mujahid Force
  - National Cadet Corps (Pakistan)
Pakistan Navy
- Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
- Pakistan Marines
- Special Service Group (Navy)
Pakistan Air Force
- Special Services Wing
Inter-Services
- Inter-Services Intelligence
- Inter-Services Public Relations
- Inter-Services Selection Board
- Special Support Group
- Khyber Border Coordination Center
- Strategic Plans Division Force
- Pakistan Armed Forces Band
Civil Armed Forces
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
- Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South)
- Frontier Corps Balochistan (North)
- Frontier Corps Balochistan (South)
- Frontier Constabulary
- Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts
- Pakistan Rangers
- Pakistan Coast Guards
Police
- Anti-Narcotics Force
- Airports Security Force
- Pakistan Levies

Local government in Pakistan

History of Pakistan

Ancient Civilizations
- Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BCE)
- Late Harappan culture (1700–1300 BCE)
Islamic empires (1206–1858)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206–1596)
- Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
Colonial India (1858–1947)
- British Raj
- Princely states
Pakistan Movement
- Two-nation theory (Pakistan)
- Partition of India (1947)
Timeline of Pakistani history (1947–present)
History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Economic history of Pakistan
Military history of Pakistan

Culture of Pakistan

Architecture of Pakistan
Cuisine of Pakistan
Ethnic minorities in Pakistan
Languages of Pakistan
Media in Pakistan
National symbols of Pakistan
- Coat of arms of Pakistan
- Flag of Pakistan
- National anthem of Pakistan
People of Pakistan
Prostitution in Pakistan
Public holidays in Pakistan
Religion in Pakistan
- Buddhism in Pakistan
- Christianity in Pakistan
- Hinduism in Pakistan
- Islam in Pakistan
  - Ahmadiyya in Pakistan
- Judaism in Pakistan
- Sikhism in Pakistan
List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
Tribes in Balochistan
Tribes in North-West Frontier Province
- Afridi
- Orakzai
- Bangash
- Khattak
- Mahsud
- Marwat
- Mohmand
- Wazir
- Yusufzai
Tribes in Punjab
Tribes in Balochistan
- Baloch people
- Hazara people
Tribes in Sindh
- Bhil
- Kolhi
- Sami people
- Khati
- Bhangi
- Rabari
- Charan
- Sati
- Lohar
Tribes in Gilgit-Baltistan
- Balti people
- Shina people
- Burusho people
- Dard people
- Domba
- Yashkuns

Art in Pakistan

Cinema of Pakistan
Literature of Pakistan
Music of Pakistan
Television in Pakistan
Theatre in Pakistan

Sports in Pakistan

Pakistan men's national field hockey team
Cricket in Pakistan
Polo in Pakistan
Football in Pakistan
Squash in Pakistan
Billiards in Pakistan
Tour de Pakistan
Pakistan national kabaddi team
Pakistan at the Olympics
National Participation: National Games of Pakistan
International Participation: Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games | Pakistan at the Asian Games | South Asian Games | Cricket World Cup | Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

Economy and infrastructure of Pakistan

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2019): 40th (forty)
Agriculture in Pakistan
Banking in Pakistan
- National Bank of Pakistan
Communications in Pakistan
- Internet in Pakistan
Companies of Pakistan
Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
- ISO 4217: PKR
Economic history of Pakistan
Energy in Pakistan
- Energy policy of Pakistan
- Oil Industry in Pakistan
Health care in Pakistan
- Family planning in Pakistan
Mining in Pakistan
Pakistan Stock Exchange
Tourism in Pakistan
Transport in Pakistan
- Airports in Pakistan
- Rail transport in Pakistan
- Roads in Pakistan
Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan

Education in Pakistan

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Pakistan". United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/.
↑ The entire Kashmir region is claimed by Pakistan, including Jammu and Kashmir. China also administers part of the region with the Indian and Pakistani-held areas defined by the Line of Control.Pakistan refers to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-Occupied Kashmir".

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Pakistan". United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/.

[Kashmir_status-2] The entire Kashmir region is claimed by Pakistan, including Jammu and Kashmir. China also administers part of the region with the Indian and Pakistani-held areas defined by the Line of Control.Pakistan refers to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-Occupied Kashmir".

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