¡Ú Capital: Islamabad
¡Ú Area: The world's 36th
¡Ú Language: Urdu, English
¡Ú Independence: August 14,
1947
The
official name for Pakistan
is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It is located in South Asia.
The capital city of the country
is Islamabad. Pakistan is the
sixth most populated country in the
world. Also, it is the second largest Muslim nation in the world.
Pakistan is an interesting country. It is
the world¡¯s 9th largest English speaking country. But more than 60
languages are spoken in Pakistan. It is a multi-lingual country. The
world¡¯s second highest and the ninth highest mountains, K2 and Nanga Parbat,
are in Pakistan.
Pakistan
has the world¡¯s 7th largest pool of scientists and engineers. The youngest Microsoft
experts in the world, Arfa
Kareem and Babar Iqbal, are from Pakistan. The country is one of the
world¡¯s largest milk producers. Pakistan has the
largest bird sanctuary in Asia. It
also has the world¡¯s second largest salt mine and the 5th largest
coal reserves.