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

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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; 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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