About
Pakistan
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
Passa |
|
