Pakistan country profile?

"Pakistan" comes from Persian, which means "holy land" or "Muslim country". Karachi used to be the capital, and Islamabad is now the capital.

Pakistan covers an area of 796,095 square kilometers (excluding Pakistan-controlled Kashmir). Located in the northwest of the South Asian subcontinent, it borders the Arabian Sea in the south, and borders India, China, Afghanistan and Iran in the east, north and west respectively. The coastline is 980 kilometers long.

Three-fifths of Pakistan is mountainous and hilly, the southern coastal area is desert, and the northern extension is continuous plateau pastures and fertile fields. The highest mountain in China, Chogory Peak (altitude 86 1 1m). Three world famous mountains, namely Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush, gather in the northwest of Pakistan, forming a unique landscape. The Indus River, which originated in China, traveled 2300 kilometers from north to south and finally flowed into the Arabian Sea. Pakistan has a subtropical climate except for the tropical climate in the south.

Pakistan's total population is about 65.438+0.7 billion, ranking sixth in the world. Punjab has the highest population density, followed by Northwest Frontier Province, and Baluchistan has the lowest population density. The urban population accounts for nearly 30% of the total population. There are 4.2 million immigrants (2000).

Urdu is the official language and English is the official language of Pakistan. The main national languages are Punjabi, Hindi, Pashto and Baluchi.

Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country, with Punjab accounting for 63%, Sindh accounting for 18%, Patan accounting for 1 1%, Balochistan accounting for 4% and so on. More than 97% of the residents believe in Islam (the state religion), and a few believe in Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism.

Pakistan's main mineral reserves: 492 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 654.38+84 billion barrels of oil, 654.38+085 billion tons of coal, 430 million tons of iron, 74 million tons of bauxite, and a large number of chrome ore, marble and precious stones. The forest coverage rate is 4.8%.

Pakistan is a developing country, and its economy is mainly agriculture. The Indus Plain and the northern valley, known as granaries, have huge irrigation systems, which provide good water conservancy conditions for the growth of grain and cash crops such as rice, wheat, cotton and sugarcane.