Pakistan
Pakistan is located in South Asia and has a 1,046 km (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south. It is bordered by India (east), Afghanistan (west), Iran (southwest) and China (northeast). It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a marine border with Oman. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country.
Pakistan was previously home to several ancient cultures, including Mehrgarh and the Indus Valley Civilisation. The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Alexander of Macedonia, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the subcontinent's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947.
Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces (Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) and four federal territories (Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, FATA - federally administered tribal areas).
Pakistan was previously home to several ancient cultures, including Mehrgarh and the Indus Valley Civilisation. The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, Alexander of Macedonia, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the subcontinent's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947.
Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces (Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) and four federal territories (Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, FATA - federally administered tribal areas).