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Location |
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the
east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. |
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Area |
Total: 803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km
Water: 25,220 sq km (2004) |
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Land boundaries |
Total: 6,774 km
Border Countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912
km, Iran 909 km (2004) |
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Flora & Fauna |
Pine, Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry / The Pheasant, Leopard,
Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buk, Neelgai, Markhor, Marcopolo sheep,
Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Water Fowls (2004) |
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Coastline |
1,046 km (2004) |
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Climate |
Pakistan has a continental type of climate, characterized by
extreme variations of temperature. Very high altitudes modify
the climate in the cold, snow-covered northern mountains. Temperatures
on the Balochistan Plateau are somewhat higher. Along the coastal
strip the climate is tempered by sea breezes. In the rest of
the country temperatures rise steeply in the summer and hot
winds blow across the plains during the day. The daily variation
in temperature may be as much as 11 degree C to 17 degree centigrade.
Winters are cold with minimum mean temperature of about 4 degree
centigrade in January |
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Terrain |
Flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan
plateau in west |
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Natural resources |
Land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor
quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone (2004) |
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Land use |
Arable land: 27.81%
Permanent crops: 0.79%
Other: 71.4% (2004) |
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Irrigated land |
180,000 sq km (2003) |
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Environment - international agreements |
Party to: Bio diversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear
Test Ban |
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Tourists Resorts |
Murree, Ziarat, Hunza, Swat, Kaghan, Northern Areas. |
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Archaeological Sites |
Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Dijji, Mehr-Garh. |
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Deserts |
Thar(Sindh), Cholistan(Punjab), (Punjab)Thal |
Rivers
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The Indus 2,896 km, Jehlum 825 km, Chenab 1,242 km, Ravi 901 km,
Sutlej 1,551 km Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398 km (2004)
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Major Dams |
Mangla Dam (Punjab) Tarbela Dam (North West Frontier Province)
Warsak Dam (North West Frontier Province) (2004) |
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Famous Mountain Passes |
Khyber, Kurram, Tochi, Gomal, Bolan, Lowari and Khunjrab |
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Lakes |
Manchar, Keenjar, Hanna, Saif-ul-Maluk, Satpara & Kachura
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Famous Mountain Peaks |
K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin): 28,250 ft./8611 m (2nd in World)
Nanga Parbat : 26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World)
Gasherbrum-I: 26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World) |
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Source:
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com/www.infopak.gov.pk/www.pakboi.com |
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Pakistan
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