Pakistan
Islamabad · South Asia
Pakistan is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Islamabad, the official currency is the Pakistani Rupee, and the main language is Urdu.
With a population of roughly 240.5 million people spread over 881,913 km², Pakistan is the 5th most populous country in the world and the 33rd largest by area. That works out at about 273 people per square kilometre.
Pakistan shares land borders with Iran, Afghanistan, China and India — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad. The highest point in the country is K2, at 8,611 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Venezuela, while its population is closest to that of Nigeria.
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Region
- South Asia
- Population
- 240,500,000
- Area
- 881,913 km²
- Currency
- Pakistani Rupee
- Main language
- Urdu
- Highest point
- K2
8,611 m - Land borders
- 4
Pakistan: things worth knowing
- K2 is the second highest mountain on Earth and considered far more dangerous to climb than Everest.
- The Indus Valley Civilisation, centred on sites such as Mohenjo-daro, was contemporary with ancient Egypt.
- Pakistan has the largest glacial ice mass outside the polar regions, in the Karakoram.
Pakistan in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Pakistan ranks 4th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.