PK
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan sits in Southern Asia and uses PKR - Pakistani rupee (₨). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Islamabad
Population
241.5M
Area
881.9K km2
Population
241.5M
241,499,431 people
Area
881.9K km2
881,912 square kilometers
Density
274/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Islamabad
33.68, 73.05
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Pakistan, officially listed here as Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Pakistan, PK, PAK, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Pakistan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 241,499,431 people and a land area of 881,912 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 274 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 30, 70, while the capital coordinate reference is 33.68, 73.05. Pakistan shares listed land borders with AFG, CHN, IND, IRN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Islamabad (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Pakistan, capital of Pakistan, and major urban areas in Pakistan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary Islamic republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Pakistan uses calling code +92, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Apr 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PKR - Pakistani rupee (₨), while language records include English and Urdu. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as PK. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.5 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Pakistan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PK / PAK
Top-level domains
.pk
Continents
Asia
Border countries
AFG, CHN, IND, IRN
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
PK
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Pakistan is represented by the PK country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Karachi
Sindh
20,249,000
admin
#2
Lahore
Punjab
13,004,135
admin
#3
Faisalabad
Punjab
3,203,846
minor
#4
Rawalpindi
Punjab
2,098,231
minor
#5
Gujranwala
Punjab
2,027,001
minor
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary Islamic republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Apr 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+92
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+05:00
Languages
English, Urdu
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.5
2024