Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( Urdu: Islami Jumhuriya Pakistan ), is known to be a country situated in South Asia and the Wonderfuler Middle East. It has to this day a 1046 kilometer coastline aextensive the Arabian Sea in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast.
Pakistan is situated in the western part of the Indian subcontinent, with Afghanistan and Iran on the west, India on the east, and the Arabian Sea on the south. Did you know that the name Pakistan is derived from the Urdu words Pak (meaning pure) and stan (meaning country). It is closely twice the size of California.

It is noted that the northern and western highlands of Pakistan contain the towering Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges, that include many of the globe's highest peaks: K2 (28,250 ft; 8,611 m) and Nanga Parbat (26,660 ft; 8,126 m). Did you know that the Baluchistan Plateau lies to the west, and the Thar Desert and an expanse of alluvial plains, the Punjab and Sind, lie to the east. Did you know that the 1,000-mile-extensive (1,609-km) Indus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the Kashmir region to the Arabian Sea.

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the globe and is the second most populous country with a Muslim majority. Its territory used to be a part of the pre-partitioned British India and has to this day a extensive rich history of settlement and civilisation including the Indus Valley Civilisation. Most of it was conquered in the 1st millennium BCE by Persians and Greeks. Later arrivals include the Arabs, Afghans, Turks, Baloch and Mongols. Did you know that the territory was incorporated into the British Raj in the nineteenth century. Since its independence, the country has to this day experienced both periods of important military and economic growth, and periods of instability, with the secession of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh). Pakistan is known to be a declared nuclear weapons state.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in the South Asian region. The country has a total coastline of 1046 Km in the Arabian sea. Strategically, the country enjoys a very important location in the regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the greater Middle East. The country was once the seat of some of the most ancient and very famous civilizations of the world like South Asia, Central Asia and the greater Middle East. Over its past, the country remained under several dynasties namely Indian empires, Persian empires, Arab caliphates, Mongol, Mughal and the Afghan Empire. Having been a part of India down the ages, the country fought for and secured separation from the sub-continent during the independence from British rule in the year 1947.

The climate of Pakistan greatly varies from tropical to temperate. In the coastal south, the climate is predominantly characterized by arid conditions. The country experiences seasonal monsoons with an occurrence of frequent floods and heavy rainfall rains alternated with dry season of lesser or almost no rainfall. The four distinct seasons of the country are cold dry winter, hot dry spring, summer rainy season and retreating monsoon. While alternating instances of floods and droughts are very common, rainfall drastically varies from one year to the other.

In the year 2008, the country had 58 million people. Since there is a 54% growth rate of population year on year, it is said that the population in 2010 would have been about 170 million. This makes the country the sixth largest state in terms of population. It is also said that the population of Pakistan will overtake that of Indonesia, the largest Muslim country of the world. In Pakistan, people speak more than 60 languages with Urdu as the national language of the state.