South Asia , bordering the Arabian Sea , between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Land Boundaries
Total 7,266 km ( Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 580 km, India 2,240 km, Iran 909 km).
Coastline
1,046 km
Climate
4 Seasons, dry desert, temperate in northwest; arctic in north.
Terrain
Flat Indus plain in east, mountains in north and northwest, Balochistan plateau in west and desert in south.
Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m,
Highest point: K2 ( Mt. Godwin Austin - 8611 meters )
Independence
14th August 1947
National Day
23rd March
Government Type
Parliamentary
Capital
Islamabad
Administrative Divisions
4 provinces (Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan)
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Disputed Jammu & Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
