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       INTERESTING FACTS...      

• Located in the Continent of Asia

• Independence on 14 August 1947 from UK

• Languages: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, 

• Population: 212 million (5th Most Populated Country in the World!)

• Area: 340,509 square miles

• It is nearly twice the size of California.

• Capital: Islamabad 

• Currency: Pakistan Rupee ($1 = 160 PKR)

• ​National Sport: Hockey (But Cricket is a favorite too!)

• National Fruit: Mango

• National Flower: Jasmine

• The name Pakistan is derived from the Urdu words Pak (pure) and stan (country).

• General Terrain: flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; plateau in west.

• Major Landforms: Indus River Valley, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram Mountains, Pamir Mountains, K2, Balochistan Plateau, Thar Desert, Cholistan Desert.

• Four main provinces:  Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Agricultural Products: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs.

• Natural Resources: land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone.

• Current Prime Minister: IMRAN KHAN