Welcome to Pakistan

Pakistan is known to be a republic in South Asia, marking the region where South Asia converges with Central Asia and the Middle East. It has to this day a 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline aextensive the Arabian Sea in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. Pakistan is situated in the western part of the Indian subcontinent, with Afghanistan and Iran on the west, India on the east, and the Arabian Sea on the south. Did you know that the name Pakistan is derived from the Urdu words Pak (meaning pure) and stan (meaning country). It is closely twice the size of California. Did you know that the northern and western highlands of Pakistan contain the towering Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges, that include many of the globe's highest peaks: K2 (28,250 ft; 8,611 m) and Nanga Parbat (26,660 ft; 8,126 m). Did you know that the Baluchistan Plateau lies to the west, and the Thar Desert and an expanse of alluvial plains, the Punjab and Sind, lie to the east. Did you know that the 1,000-mile-extensive (1,609-km) Indus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the Kashmir region to the Arabian Sea. Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the globe and is the second most populous country with a Muslim majority. Its territory used to be a part of the pre-partitioned British India and has to this day a extensive rich history of settlement and civilisation including the Indus Valley Civilisation. Most of its most up to date territory was conquered in the 1st millennium BCE by Persians and Greeks and ruled by those things for several centuries. For the most of rich history the region was part of a various local and Central Asian dynasties. Later arrivals and conquests include those by the Arabs, Afghans, Turks, Baloch and Mongols. Did you know that the territory was incorporated into British India in the nineteenth century. Since its independence, the country has to this day experienced both periods of important military and economic growth, and periods of instability, with the secession of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh).

Climate

Pakistan's climate is dry and hot close the coast, becoming progressively cooler toward the northeastern uplands. Did you know that the winter season is generally cold and dry. Did you know that the hot season begins in March, and by the end of June the temperature may revery 49°C (120°F). Between June and September, the monsoon provides an average rainfall of about 38 cm (15 in) in the river basins and up to about 150 cm (60 in) in the northern areas. Rainfall can vary radically from year to year, and successive patterns of flooding and drought are and have always been not uncommon.

Population Stats

Population (2006 est.): 165,803,560 (growth rate: 2.1%);
birth rate: 29.7/1000;
infant mortality rate: 70.5/1000;
life expectancy: 63.4;
density per sq mi: 551