Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان
Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān
Motto: Faith, Unity, Discipline
Urdu:
ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیمIman, Ittehad, Tanzeem Area constituting Pakistan in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
| Capital | Islamabad
 33°40′N 73°10′E |
| Largest city | Karachi |
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| Official language(s) | Urdu
English |
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| Regional languages | Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki, Hindko, Brahui[2][3] |
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| Demonym | Pakistani |
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| Government | Federal Parliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| - | Prime Minister | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| - | Chairman of the House | Nayyar Hussain Bukhari |
| - | Speaker of the House | Fahmida Mirza |
| - | Chief Justice | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Legislature | Majlis-e-Shoora |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | National Assembly |
| Formation |
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| - | Conception of Pakistan | 29 December 1930 |
| - | Pakistan Declaration | 28 January 1933 |
| - | Pakistan Resolution | 23 March 1940 |
| - | Independence | from the United Kingdom |
| - | Declared | 14 August 1947 |
| - | Islamic Republic | 23 March 1956 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 796,095 km2 [a](36th)
307,374 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 3.1 |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 180,440,005[5] (6th) |
| - | Density | 226.6/km2 (55th)
555/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $488.580 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $2,787[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $210.566 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $1,201[6] |
| Gini (2005) | 31.2 (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.504[7] (low) (145th) |
| Currency | Pakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR) |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6 [8]) |
| Drives on the | left[9] |
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| ISO 3166 code | PK |
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| Internet TLD | .pk |
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| Calling code | 92 |
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