Official Name :
Conventional Short Form : |
Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.
Pakistan.
In reality, and verified
by numerous sources, Pakistan is a composition of two
words "PAK" and "ISTAN". PAK is a word of Persian and
Urdu and it means "Holy/Pure/Clean" and "ISTAN" stands
for "HOMELAND". Then the true meanings come to "Homeland
of Holy People".
|
| Father of the Nation
: |
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad
Ali Jinnah. |
| Independence Day : |
14 August (1947). |
| Republic Day : |
23 March (1940). |
| Head of State : |
Gerneral Pervez
Musharaf. |
Prime Minister
Head of Government : |
Mir . Shoukat
Aziz. |
| Capital : |
Islamabad. |
| Area : |
Total: 803,940
sq km.
Land: 778,720 sq km.
Water: 25,220 sq km. |
| Land boundaries : |
Total: 6,774
km.
Border Countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India
2,912 km, Iran 909 km. |
| Population : |
135,135,195 (July
1998 Est). |
| National Language
: |
Urdu. |
| Official Lanaguage
: |
English. |
| National Flower : |
Jasmine. |
| National Game : |
Hockey. |
| National Bird : |
Chakor Partridge. |
| National Currency
: |
Pak Rupee; Rs.
1 = 100 Paisas. |
