Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan Capital: Islamabad Provinces: 4 (Balochistan,
North West Frontier Province, Punjab, and Sindh) Area: 803,940 Square
Kilometers Population: 165,803,560 Geography:
Located in South Asia bordering India in east; China in North; Afghanistan in
Northwest; Iran in Southwest; and Indian Ocean in South.
Land Boundaries: 6,774 Kilometers Coastline: 1,046 Kilometers Independence:
August 14, 1947 Religion: Muslims 97 per cent (Sunni 77 percent, Shia 20
percent), Christian, Hindu, and Parsi 3 per cent Languages: Urdu Government:
Federal Republic Literacy: 48.7 per cent Legal System: Based on Common English
Law amongst provisions of possessing Pakistan a status of an Islamic state. Work
Days: Monday during Saturday Financial Year: Starts from what i read in July 1
and ends on June 30 most every year Climate: Mostly hot through monsoon season
of July within September, Arctic in North Natural Resources: Pakistan has severe
normal gas resources, limited petroleum, coal, iron, copper, salt, and limestone
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