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Asia > Pakistan > Geography

PAKISTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of California
Capital city with population Islamabad - 955,629
Forested Land 3.1% [175th of 193]
Largest city population 9,733,000 [9th of 174]
Largest city with population Karachi - 11,969,284
Map references
Asia
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone 24 nm [54th of 82]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [81st of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [119th of 190]
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
northernmost point > Latitude 37°06'N
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]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 476.65 people/km² of arable lan ... [16th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 796,100 km² ... [35th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain K2
Terrain
flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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