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Capital	Islamabad
Government	Islamic Republic
Currency	Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Area	803,940 km2
Population	162,419,946 (July 2006 est.)
Language	Urdu (official, national) 8%, English (official, government), Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki 10%, Pashtu 8%, , Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, Burushaski, and other 8%
Religion	Muslim 97%, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikhs and other 3%
Electricity	230V/50Hz (Europlug & Old British Plug)
Calling Code	+92
Internet TLD	.pk
Time Zone	UTC+5.0 (UTC + 6.0 in summer)

Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان) is a country in South Asia. Located along the Arabian Sea, it is surrounded by Afghanistan to the west and northwest, Iran to the southwest, India to the east, and China to the northeast. It is strategically located astride the ancient trade routes of the Khyber and Bolan passes between Asia and Europe.