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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of California
Area > Land	778,720 sq km		[36th of 238]
Area > Total	803,940 sq km		[41st of 250]
Capital city with population	Islamabad - 955,629
Climate mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Forested Land	3.1%		[175th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	30 00 N, 70 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Land use > Arable land	24.44%		[38th of 258]
Largest city population	9,733,000		[9th of 174]
Largest city with population	Karachi - 11,969,284
Location Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Map references Asia
Natural hazards frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Natural resources land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Population density	177.37 people per sqkm		[60th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	202.07 people/m²		[44th of 204]
Precipitation	218 mm		[86th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	796,100 km²		[35th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	K2

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