Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islami Jamhooria Pakistan CAPITAL: Islāmābād FLAG: The national flag is dark green, with a white vertical stripe at the hoist and a white crescent and five-pointed star in the center. ANTHEM: The...

In September 2001 Pakistan joined the United States in the campaign against terrorism, abandoning the Taliban government of Afghanistan that had previously been its ally. The position of Pakistan's leader, General Pervez Musharraf, appears to be...

Pakistan POPULATION 147,663,429 SUNNI MUSLIM 81 percent SHIA MUSLIM 15 percent HINDU 2.02 percent CHRISTIAN 1.63 percent OTHER. 35 percent Country Overview Introduction Pakistan came into existence in 1947, when India, ruled by the British, was granted...

Pakistan Pakistan is part of South Asia. It is bounded by India to the east, China to the north, Iran and Afghanistan to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the south. Slightly less than twice the size of California, it features a variety of geographical...

(2001 est. pop. 144.6 million). The country of Pakistan, located in the northwest corner of the Indian subcontinent, is officially named the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It was created on 14 August 1947 out of Muslim-majority territories in the...

The educational system of Pakistan is among the least-developed in the world. The system was based on the British colonial educational system, which lasted until 1947. In that year, Pakistan gained independence as a result of the partition of the...

Country, southern Asia. Area: 307,374 sq mi (796,096 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 153,960,000. Capital: Islamabad. The population is a complex mix of indigenous peoples who have been affected by successive waves of migrations of Aryans, Persians,...

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