Pakistan
Pakistan
Capital Islamabad
796,095 km² · 255,219,554 people (2025) · Pakistani rupee
Five of the world's fourteen 8,000 m peaks stand in northern Pakistan, including K2 at 8,611 m. Outside the polar regions, this is the most heavily glaciated place on Earth: the Karakoram holds several glaciers over 50 km long, among them Siachen and Baltoro. The Indus runs about 3,200 km from Tibet to the Arabian Sea.
The facts
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Largest city
- Karachi
- Area
- 796,095 km² — 307,374 sq mi
- Population
- 255,219,554 (2025)
- Density
- 320.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Pakistani rupee (PKR, ₨)
- Official languages
- English, Urdu
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Calling code
- +92
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- PK · PAK
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 36 of 200
- By population
- 5 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 824,292 | 3,092,816 |
| Mozambique | 799,380 | 35,631,653 |
| Pakistan ← | 796,095 | 255,219,554 |
| Turkey | 783,562 | 85,878,556 |
| Chile | 756,102 | 19,859,921 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Pakistan?
- Islamabad
- What currency does Pakistan use?
- The Pakistani rupee (PKR).
- How big is Pakistan?
- 796,095 km², or 307,374 square miles — 36 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Pakistan drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Namibia 824,292 km²
- Mozambique 799,380 km²
- Turkey 783,562 km²
- Chile 756,102 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
- Iran Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)