Pakistan

Summary of Pakistan located in Asia.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Pakistan
FIPS Code :   PK
ISO Code :   PK
ISO 3 Code :   PAK
Numeric ISO :   586
Continent :   Asia
Area in (Sq KM) :   803940
DMS :   30° 22' 31.16" N, 69° 20' 42.42" E
Phone Code :   92
Currency :   Rupee (PKR)
In Native :   پاکستان

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212.2 million. By area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometres. Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

August 14 Pakistan Independence Day: On August 14 in 1947, Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic when it gained independence from British rule
 
Capital :   Islamabad
Neighbour Countries :   China,   Afghanistan,   Iran,   India
Languages :   Urdu,   English,   Panjabi,   Sindhi,   Pushto

Regions in Pakistan

Azad Kashmir
Balochistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Islamabad Capital Territory
Northern Areas
North-West Frontier
Punjab
Sindh

Time zones in Pakistan

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Asia/Karachi 5 Friday, April 4, 2025 4:30:13 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Pakistan Standard Time 5 Friday, April 4, 2025 4:30:13 AM