Pakistan, (
i// or
i//;
Urdu:
پاكستان
ALA-LC:
Pākistān
IPA: [pɑːkɪst̪ɑːn] (
listen))
officially the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, (
Urdu:
اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاكستان
ALA-LC:
Islāmī Jumhūriyah-yi Pākistān
IPA: [ɪslɑːmiː d͡ʒʊmɦuːriəɪh
pɑːkɪst̪ɑːn]) is a sovereign country in
South Asia. With a population exceeding
180
million people, it is the sixth
most populous country and with
an area covering 796,095 km
2 (
307,374 sq
mi), it is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area.
Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia,
Central Asia and
Western Asia, Pakistan has a
1,046-kilometre (650 mi)
coastline along the
Arabian Sea and the
Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by
India to the east,
Afghanistan to the west and north,
Iran to the southwest and
China in the far northeast. It is separated from
Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow
Wakhan Corridor in
the north, and also shares a
marine border with
Oman.
More at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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