The Islamic republic of Pakistan emerged on the map of the world as an independent sovereign state on 14th August 1947, It touches the Hindukush mountains in the north and extends from the Pamirs to the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by Iran in the west, Afghanistan in the north-west, India in the east and south east and Arabian Sea in the south. There is a common border with China alongside Gilgit and Baltistan in the north

Geographical Counterpart

  National Language : Urdu
  Total Area :  796,095 sq.km
  Population : 130.6 million approx
  Provinces: Sindh, Punjab, NWFP, Balochistan
  Natural Resources:Natural Gas, Coal,Salt, iron.

Physical Regions

• The western offshoots of Himalayas which cover its northern and north western parts of which the highest peak K-2 rises to 8611 meters above sea level.
• The Balochistan plateau.
• The Potohar Plateau and salt range.
• The Indus plain, the most fertile and densely populated area of the country. It gets its sustenance from the Indus river and its tributaries.

Atmospheric Conditions

Climatically, Pakistan enjoys a considerable measure of variety. North and north western high mountainous ranges are extremely cold in winter while the summer months of April to September are very pleasant. The plains of the Indus valley are extremely hot in summer with a cold and dry weather in winter. The coastal strip in the South has a moderate climate. There is a general deficiency of rainfall. In the plains annual average ranges from 16 centimeters in the northern parts of lower Indus plain to 120 centimeters in the Himalayan region. Rains are monsoonic in origin and fall late in summers. Due to the rainfall and high diurnal range of temperature, humidity is comparatively low. Only the coastal strip has high humidity.

Agricultural Growth

Cultural Riches

Other Useful resources:

www.sdnpk.org