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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 |
| 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 |