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Map of Pakistan
Map of Pakistan
Pakistan has borders to the north with Afghanistan, to the east with India and to the west with Iran.
The Arabian Sea lies to the south. In the far north is the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, bounded by Afghanistan, China and India.
Pakistan comprises distinct regions.
- The northern highlands - the Hindu Kush - are rugged and mountainous
- Indus Valley is a flat, alluvial plain with five major rivers dominating the upper region, eventually joining the Indus River flowing south to the Makran coast
- Sindh is bounded east by the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch, and on the west by the Kirthar Range
- Baluchistan Plateau is an arid tableland encircled by mountains.
Area
803,950 sq km (310,405 sq miles)
Population
128,802,000 (1999 estimate)
Population density
152.7 per sq km
Capital
Islamabad
Language
Urdu and English with regional languages of Sindhi, Baluchi, Punjabi and Pashtu. There are numerous local dialects.
Religion
97% Muslim, 2% Hindu, 1% Christian
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