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Pakistan

Land of the Indus

Passport card

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Flag of Pakistan

Pakistan

Capital
Islamabad
Continent
Asia
Currency
Pakistani rupee
Languages
Urdu and English
People
About 24 crore
Size
About 8.0 lakh km²
Leader
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Created
14 August 1947
Time
30 minutes behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Islamabad

⭐ The name Pakistan means "land of the pure" in Urdu and Persian.

Your Pakistan stamp

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Two ways to learn

Learn about Pakistan

Find it on the globe

Fly from India to Pakistan

Turn the globe with your finger. Pakistan has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Pakistan and India, side by side

IndiaPakistan

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is more than 4 times the size of Pakistan.
  • PeopleIndia has about 6 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 24 crore in Pakistan.
  • DistanceIslamabad is about 700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimePakistan is 30 minutes behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Islamabad.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Pakistan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Pakistan

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn Pakistan's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put Pakistan back on the map

Pakistan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?

IranIndiaPakistanAfghanistan

Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

Free Pakistan worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

Open the worksheet

Next stop

Where next after Pakistan?