| 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 |
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