| Capital | Islamabad 33°41′30″N 73°03′00″E |
|---|---|
| Largest city | Karachi 24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E |
| Official languages | |
| Regional languages | Punjabi (39%) • Pashto (18%) • Sindhi (15%) • Saraiki (12%) • Balochi (3%) • Hindko (2%) • Pothwari (1%) • Brahui (1%) • Kashmiri (0.17%) Balti • Burushaski • Dameli • Domaaki • Gawar-Bati • Kalasha • Khowar • Kohistani • Kutchi • Memoni • Shina • Wakhi • Yidgha |
| Ethnic groups (2020[3]) | |
| Religion (2017[5]) | |
| Demonym(s) | Pakistani |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Arif Alvi | |
| Imran Khan | |
| Sadiq Sanjrani | |
| Asad Qaiser | |
| Gulzar Ahmed | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Dominion | 14 August 1947 |
| 23 March 1956 | |
| 12 January 1972 | |
| 14 August 1973 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)[a][7] (33rd) |
• Water (%) | 2.86 |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate |  225,199,937[8] (5th) |
• 2017 census | 207.8 million |
• Density | 244.4/km2 (633.0/sq mi) (56th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $1.110 trillion[9] (26th) |
• Per capita | $5,839[9] (139th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $296 billion[9] (43rd) |
• Per capita | $1,543[9] (159th) |
| Gini (2018) |  31.6[10]medium |
| HDI (2019) | 0.557[11] medium · 152nd |
| Currency | Pakistani rupee (₨) (PKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
| DST is not observed | |
| Date format |
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| Mains electricity | 230 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | left[12] |
| Calling code | +92 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK |
| Internet TLD | .pk |
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