Brief Introduction Capital: Islamabad Area: total: 9,670,000 The important Festival: National day: March 23 Population: 0.149billion Language: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8% . Currency: PKR

Pakistan

Geography

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.

Administrative divisions

4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh.

Economy – overview

Industries: textiles, and apparel, food processing, beverages, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Akhbar-E-Jahan, Business Recorder , Daily Asas , Daily Intekhab , Daily Jinnah , Daily Kawish , Daily Pakistan , Dawn, The , Friday Times , Nation, The , News International, The , Regional Times, The