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Geography |
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| Location |
Southern
Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east
and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. |
| Area |
Total:
803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km
Water: 25,220 sq km (2004) |
| Land
boundaries |
Total:
6,774 km
Border Countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India
2,912 km, Iran 909 km (2004) |
| Flora
& Fauna |
Pine,
Oak, Poplar, Deodar, Maple, Mulberry / The Pheasant, Leopard,
Deer, Ibex, Chinkara, Black buk, Neelgai, Markhor, Marcopolo
sheep, Green turtles, River & Sea fish, Crocodile, Water
Fowls (2004) |
| Coastline |
1,046
km (2004) |
| Climate |
Pakistan
has a continental type of climate, characterized by extreme
variations of temperature. Very high altitudes modify the
climate in the cold, snow-covered northern mountains. Temperatures
on the Balochistan Plateau are somewhat higher. Along the
coastal strip the climate is tempered by sea breezes. In the
rest of the country temperatures rise steeply in the summer
and hot winds blow across the plains during the day. The daily
variation in temperature may be as much as 11 degree C to
17 degree centigrade. Winters are cold with minimum mean temperature
of about 4 degree centigrade in January |
| Terrain |
Flat
Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan
plateau in west |
| Natural
resources |
Land,
extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality
coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone (2004) |
| Land
use |
Arable
land: 27.81%
Permanent crops: 0.79%
Other: 71.4% (2004) |
| Irrigated
land |
180,000
sq km (2003) |
| Environment
- international agreements |
Party
to: Bio diversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law
of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear
Test Ban |
| Tourists
Resorts |
Murree,
Ziarat, Hunza, Swat, Kaghan, Northern Areas. |
| Archaeological
Sites |
Moenjo
Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Dijji, Mehr-Garh. |
| Deserts |
Thar(Sindh),
Cholistan(Punjab), (Punjab)Thal |
Rivers
|
The
Indus 2,896 km, Jehlum 825 km, Chenab 1,242 km, Ravi 901 km,
Sutlej 1,551 km Beas (tributary of Sutlej) 398 km (2004)
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| Major
Dams |
Mangla
Dam (Punjab) Tarbela Dam (North West Frontier Province)
Warsak Dam (North West Frontier Province) (2004) |
| Famous
Mountain Passes |
Khyber,
Kurram, Tochi, Gomal, Bolan, Lowari and Khunjrab |
| Lakes |
Manchar,
Keenjar, Hanna, Saif-ul-Maluk, Satpara & Kachura
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| Famous
Mountain Peaks |
K-2
(Mt. Godwin Austin): 28,250 ft./8611 m (2nd in World)
Nanga Parbat : 26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World)
Gasherbrum-I: 26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World) |
| Source:
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com/www.infopak.gov.pk/www.pakboi.com |
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