| Official Name :
conventional short form: |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan In reality, and verified by numerous sources, Pakistan is a composition of two words "PAK" and "ISTAN". PAK is a word of Persian and Urdu and it means "Holy/Pure/Clean" and "ISTAN" stands for "HOMELAND". Then the true meanings come to "Homeland of Holy People". |
| Father of the Nation : |
| Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Independence Day : |
| 14 August (1947) |
| Republic Day : |
| 23 March (1940) |
| Head of State : |
| Gerneral Pervez Musharaf |
| Prime Minister
Head of Government : |
| Mir . Shoukat Aziz |
| Capital : |
| Islamabad |
| Area : |
| Total: 803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km Water: 25,220 sq km |
| Land boundaries : |
| Total: 6,774 km
Border Countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km |
| Population : |
| 135,135,195 (July 1998 est.) |
| National Language : |
| Urdu |
| Official Lanaguage : |
| English |
| National Flower : |
| Jasmine |
| National Game : |
| Hockey |
| National Bird : |
| Chakor Partridge |
| National Currency : |
| Pak Rupee; Rs. 1 = 100 Passa |
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