Capital city: Islamabad

Region: Asia

Area: 803 940 km²

Population: 147 663 429

Main cities: Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Multan, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Sialkot, Sargodha

Currency: Pakistani rupee

Dial code: 92

Internet code: PK

Information: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is located in Asia and is bordered by Iran, Afghanistan, China, India and the Oman Sea. The word Pakistan is a neologism. It can be translated as land of the pure, or as an acronym made with the first letters of the name of the provinces: Punjab, Afghania (North-West frontier province), Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan.