| PAKISTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of California |
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Capital city with population
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Islamabad - 955,629 |
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Forested Land
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3.1% |
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[175th of 193]
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Largest city population
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9,733,000 |
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[9th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Karachi - 11,969,284 |
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Map references Asia |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[54th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[81st of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[119th of 190]
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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37°06'N |
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Population density
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177.37 people per sqkm |
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[60th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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202.07 people/m²
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[44th of 204]
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Precipitation
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218 mm |
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[86th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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476.65 people/km² of arable lan |
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[16th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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796,100 km²
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[35th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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K2 |
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Terrain flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west |