Pakistan Overview

Country Profile

Pakistan is located in northwestern South Asia and is also known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Covering an area of 796,100 square kilometers, the country has a population of 149 million, of which 63% are from the Punjab family. The rest are from other faith communities, ethnicities and other Patan. Residents are Muslim. Urdu and English are the official languages. Pakistan’s currency is the Rupee. The capital is Islamabad (Islamabad).

Pakistan National Flag

The flag is dark green with a white vertical rectangle on the side. A white five-pointed star and a curved white crescent are in the center. White symbolizes peace, green is a symbol of prosperity and progress, while the five-pointed star is a symbol of light.

Pakistan Country Flag

History Summary

Pakistan was originally part of British India. In 1858, India became a British colony. In March 1940, the All India Muslim League adopted a resolution on the establishment of Pakistan. The United Kingdom announced the “Mountbatten Programme” in June 1947, the implementation of the partition of India. In that same year on August 14, Pakistan declared independence as a dominion of the Commonwealth, including the eastern and western parts of Pakistan. On March 23, 1956, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was established. On March 1971, the formation of eastern People’s Republic of Bangladesh was announced, and the formal independence of Bangladesh was granted in December of that same year.

Economy and Culture Overview

Pakistan is low-lying, northwest to southeast. The eastern half of the Indian River runs through Pakistan, providing irrigation water in arid regions and making it one of the largest irrigated areas in the world. The main agricultural products are wheat, rice, corn, and sugar cane. Pakistan has well-developed animal husbandry. Pakistan’s rich fruit, the mango, has as many as thirty kinds of species. Industrial textiles, sugar, cement, fertilizer, shipbuilding, oil, and the cotton textile industry are the largest industrial sectors.

Pakistani folk and classical dance are divided into two categories. Classical Dance is represented by “Khattak.” Of folk dance, “Mary Pearl” and “Lu Di” are the two most widely circulated.


Peshawar is a historic city, near the Saar. Judging by the ancient ruins, it was built in the early era of the small castle; a hill not far away from this rise was built in the 1st century AD by Tackett. At the beginning of this century, a famous world traveler, Lao Weier where Thomas, once called Pakistan’s Buddhist sites “the Pathans of Paris.” Peshawar also has a Balaxisa castle from the Mughal dynasty, and the Peshawar Mosque has a strong local color.

Pakistan Map

Pakistan Map

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