Explore Pakistan in Asia - Pakistan Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Pakistan with its capital Islamabad is located in Asia (Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea). It covers some 803,941 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of California) with 167,762,000 citizens. Urdu, English, Panjabi, Sindhi, Pushto and are languages spoken by the majority in Pakistan (consider regional differences). China, Afghanistan, Iran and India are bordering countries.

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About Pakistan

The terrain offersflat Indus plain in east with mountains in north and northwest and Balochistan plateau in west. The average density of population is about 208 per km². The climate in can be described as mostly hot, dry desert with temperate in northwest, arctic in north. Possible natural disasters include frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west or flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August).

To reach someone in Pakistan dial +92 prior to a number. There are 4,058,000 installed telephones. And there are 103,000,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".pk". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 8 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Pakistan

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Pakistan Tourism

P.O. Box 1465
Islamabad 44000
Pakistan

Phone: +92 51 2877039
Fax: +92 51 2274507

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Pakistan has 1 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Pakistan Unesco Heritage location overview.

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts,...

Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

The Buddhist monastic complex of Takht-i-Bahi (Throne of Origins) was founded in the early 1st century. Owing to its location on the crest of a high hill, it escaped successive invasions and is...

Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore

These are two masterpieces from the time of the brilliant Mughal civilization, which reached its height during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort contains marble palaces and mosques...

Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

The capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughal emperors of Delhi, Thatta was constantly embellished from the 14th to the 18th century. The remains of the city and its...

Rohtas Fort

Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic site in the north of what is now Pakistan. It was never taken by...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Pakistan

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Pakistan is growing at an rate of 1.51% (or by 2,682,195 citizens). Each year 514,102 people leave this country (or 2.90 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.8%. Or an total increase of 3,196,297 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.